Profile of cytopathological examinations of the cerever of women resident in the state of Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: dos Santos Lago , Karen
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Aparecida da Silva , Alessandra, Silva Santos, Cecilia, Consolação dos Santos, Regina, Nogueira Rodrigues, Rayssa, de Oliveira, Flávia, Nunes Andrade, Silmara
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: HU Revista (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/35591
• topic: Células escamosas atípicas do colo do útero; Neoplasias do colo do útero; Neoplasia intraepitelial cervical; Prevenção de doenças; Exame Papanicolau; Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia; Prevention of Diseases; Papanicolaou Test

Introduction: Early diagnosis and referral to a specialized service are essential to improve the cure and survival rates of women affected by cervical cancer. Thus, carrying out this study will make it possible to collect information that will be essential for the development of preventive measures, which aim to contribute to the development of health education actions and early diagnosis to reduce the morbidity and mortality of this disease. Objective: Identify the profile of the results of cervical cytopathological examinations of women residing in the State of Minas Gerais from the data of examinations corresponding to the year 2019, using the variables made available by the Cancer Information System. Material and Methods: This is a retrospective, exploratory, quantitative study carried out by means of a secondary database. The data were submitted to analysis using the SPSS software, version 20.0. Descriptive statistics (absolute frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) were performed. To verify the association between qualitative variables, the chi-square test (x²) and Fisher's exact test were used. The strength of the associations between the variables was measured by the relative risk (RR) and confidence intervals (95% CI). Results: The main alterations present in the cytopathological exams performed were: changes due to atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance and low- grade intraepithelial lesion. After statistical analysis, it was noted that some changes have a higher risk of developing in the public outside the recommended age range, that is, among women aged <25 years or> 64 years. Conclusion: The study carried out contributes to the identification of the current profile experienced in the area of women's health and enables the creation of conducts and actions that aim to intervene in view of the results obtained, positively impacting the reality of Minas Gerais.