COVERAGE OF THE PREVENTIVE TEST FOR CERVICAL CANCER IN A FAMILY HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

This quantitative study retrospectively estimated the coverage of the Papanicolaou test in the area covered by the Santa Rita Family Health Center, in the city of Três Lagoas, in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). It used data available in Municipal and Federal Information Systems, and in electronic hospital records referent to 361 women resident in this area. The coverage of the test was 82.54% among women aged between 20 and 59 years old. Cellular changes were not observed in 94.7% of the samples. In addition to showing the epidemiological situation for cervical uterine cancer, the study provides support for improving strategies currently in use and for improving activities in women’s health.

Keywords

• Cervical cancers
• Primary prevention
• Women's health
• Nursing in community health