MORBIDITY FROM CERVICAL CANCER AMONG WOMEN ON AN INDIGENOUS RESERVE IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL

Authors

  • Jackeline Camargos Pereira
  • Fabiane Melo Heinen Ganassin
  • Roberto Dias de Oliveira
  • Rogério Dias Renovato
  • Elaine Aparecida Mye Takamatu Watanabe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i1.21123

Keywords:

Uterine cervical neoplasms, Women’s health, Indigenous health.

Abstract

The objective of this ecological and transversal study was to learn about the prevalence of precancerous and cancerous lesions of the cervix and the coverage of screening with the cervical smear test among women in the villages of Jaguapirú and Bororó in the Indian Reserve of Dourados. Data was collected from the Indigenous Health Information Service and the Polo-Base de Dourados/FUNASA Program for the Control of Cervical Cancer, referent to the period 2004-2006. The results showed that the test had mostly taken place among women between 15 and 34 years of age. Screening coverage increased in Jaguapirú and decreased in Bororó. As for cytopathological changes, 5.7% of tests in Jaguapirú indicated premalignant lesions; in the village of Bororó the result was 2.9%. There was evidence of a reduction in the gravity of cervical lesions as the screening program went on. These findings show the importance of control programs for the population under study.

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Published

2011-03-30

How to Cite

Pereira, J. C., Heinen Ganassin, F. M., Dias de Oliveira, R., Dias Renovato, R., & Mye Takamatu Watanabe, E. A. (2011). MORBIDITY FROM CERVICAL CANCER AMONG WOMEN ON AN INDIGENOUS RESERVE IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i1.21123

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2011)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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