Cervical cancer screening coverage in a high-incidence region

Revista de Saúde Pública

Cibelli Navarro¹  Allex Jardim Da Fonseca¹  Alexander Sibajev¹  Camila Iasmim De Andrade Souza¹  Daniela Souza Araújo¹  Daniele Aparecida De Freitas Teles¹  Stéphanie Gomes Lins De Carvalho¹  Kyldery Wendell Moura Cavalcante¹  Wendell Lima Rabelo¹ 

关键词: Uterine Cervical Neoplasms;    prevention & control;    Cervix Neoplasms Prevention;    Papanicolaou Test;    Health Services Coverage;    Mass Screening;    Neoplasias do Colo do Útero;    prevenção & controle;    Prevenção de Câncer de Colo Uterino;    Teste de Papanicolaou;    Cobertura de Serviços de Saúde;    Programas de Rastreamento;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-8910.2015049005554

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE To analyze the coverage of a cervical cancer screening program in a city with a high incidence of the disease in addition to the factors associated with non-adherence to the current preventive program.METHODS A cross-sectional study based on household surveys was conducted. The sample was composed of women between 25 and 59 years of age of the city of Boa Vista, RR, Northern Brazil who were covered by the cervical cancer screening program. The cluster sampling method was used. The dependent variable was participation in a women’s health program, defined as undergoing at least one Pap smear in the 36 months prior to the interview; the explanatory variables were extracted from individual data. A generalized linear model was used.RESULTS 603 women were analyzed, with an mean age of 38.2 years (SD = 10.2). Five hundred and seventeen women underwent the screening test, and the prevalence of adherence in the last three years was up to 85.7% (95%CI 82.5;88.5). A high per capita household income and recent medical consultation were associated with the lower rate of not being tested in multivariate analysis. Disease ignorance, causes, and prevention methods were correlated with chances of non-adherence to the screening system; 20.0% of the women were reported to have undergone opportunistic and non-routine screening.CONCLUSIONS The informed level of coverage is high, exceeding the level recommended for the control of cervical cancer. The preventive program appears to be opportunistic in nature, particularly for the most vulnerable women (with low income and little information on the disease). Studies on the diagnostic quality of cervicovaginal cytology and therapeutic schedules for positive cases are necessary for understanding the barriers to the control of cervical cancer.

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