PAP SMEAR PERFORMANCE IN BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS DIAGNOSIS

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess Pap smear performance in bacterial vaginosis diagnosis in women of childbearing age. Method: a cross-sectional, retrospective study carried out in a health unit in a city in the interior of São Paulo. The study included information from 1,173 women who underwent collect...

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Published in:Texto & contexto enfermagem 2023, Vol.32
Main Authors: Santos, Letícia Nunes Coca dos, Andrade, Juliane, Ignacio, Mariana Alice de Oliveira, Barros, Laviny Moraes, Nibi, Scarllet Zamuner, Alencar, Rúbia de Aguiar
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Language:English
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NURSING
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective: to assess Pap smear performance in bacterial vaginosis diagnosis in women of childbearing age. Method: a cross-sectional, retrospective study carried out in a health unit in a city in the interior of São Paulo. The study included information from 1,173 women who underwent collection of Pap smear and Gram-stained vaginal smears (reference standard test for bacterial vaginosis diagnosis) and analysis based on the Nugent score, from January 2013 to June 2020. Secondary data collected from the information and internal control systems were used. Results: the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in the sample was 31.8%. The degree of agreement between the two diagnostic methods by the Kappa index was 0.54, considered moderate, with a value
ISSN:0104-0707
1980-265X
1980-265X
DOI:10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2022-0258en