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Cobertura do exame citopatológico do colo do útero na cidade de São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

2008; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Volume: 24; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0102-311x2008001100006

ISSN

1678-4464

Autores

Deise Karine Muller, Juvenal Soares Dias da Costa, Anna Maria Hecker Luz, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto,

Tópico(s)

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

Resumo

This cross-sectional study aimed to verify the coverage of Pap smear tests and associated factors in a cluster sample of women 20 to 60 years of age in the city of São Leopoldo, Rio Grande Sul State, Brazil, in 2003. Two outcomes were analyzed: Pap smear in the previous three years and Pap smear never performed. Among 867 women, 741 (85.5%; 95%CI: 83.1-87.8) had a Pap smear in the previous three years, 60 (6.9%; 95%CI: 5.2-8.6) were late with the test, and 66 (7.6%; 95%CI: 5.8-9.4) had never done a Pap smear. Poisson regression showed significant association with: income, age, skin color, and marital status. Although coverage was high, risk factors for uterine cervical cancer were not associated with performing the test.

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