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Rastreamento do câncer do colo do útero em Teresina, Piauí: estudo avaliativo dos dados do Sistema de Informação do Câncer do Colo do Útero, 2006-2013*

2017; MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE; Volume: 26; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5123/s1679-49742017000100008

ISSN

2237-9622

Autores

Andressa Moura Damacena, Laércio Lima Luz, Inês Echenique Mattos, Andressa Moura Damacena, Laércio Lima Luz, Inês Echenique Mattos,

Tópico(s)

Science and Education Research

Resumo

Objective: to assess the cervical cancer screening tests in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.Methods: this is an evaluation study of Teresina Cervical Cancer Information System (Siscolo), for the period from 2006 to 2013, based on descriptive statistical analyses.Results: 604,331 pap smear tests of women residents in Teresina were registered on the system; 1.8% presented premalignant or malignant cytological conditions (atypical cells, intraepithelial lesions and cancer); positive results were higher among women aged >64 years old; there was a reduction of 43.9% in the number of tests performed among women in the target age group of the screening program; there was an increment in the percentage of unsatisfactory samples, from 0.33 to 0.89%.Conclusion: Teresina cervical screening program presents some limitations that need to be overcome, especially concerning the insufficient tests offer, its low proportion of positive results and the growing number of unsatisfactory samples.

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