2017
DOI: 10.1590/1806-93042017000400002
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Factors associated with abnormalities of the cytopathological uterine cervix test in South of Brazil

Abstract: Objectives: to identify factors associated with abnormal cytopathological test uterine cervix.Methods

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“…In this study, low education levels were more prevalent, which corroborates with other studies (8,4) . Women with a low level of education have a higher risk of developing cervical cancer and a higher chance of being diagnosed in advanced stages III and IV (9) , suggesting that these women may not have the necessary knowledge to seek screening/treatment and not recognize the importance of performing the preventive examination (4) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…In this study, low education levels were more prevalent, which corroborates with other studies (8,4) . Women with a low level of education have a higher risk of developing cervical cancer and a higher chance of being diagnosed in advanced stages III and IV (9) , suggesting that these women may not have the necessary knowledge to seek screening/treatment and not recognize the importance of performing the preventive examination (4) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Regarding the level of education, another similarity occurred, because a study indicates that 55.6% of women with cervical cancer have up to seven years of education, than women with low level of education (OR=4.07; CI95%=2.06-8.16) and race/ non-white color (OR=2.22; CI95%=1.05-4.65) is associated with the involvement of high-grade lesions (20) . In another study, the percentage of education up to elementary school (incomplete/ complete) was equal to 61.37% (16) .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…O estado de Alagoas segue a tendência da região nordeste brasileira na estabilização do número de casos, sendo atualmente essa neoplasia a terceira causa de localização primária em incidência e mortalidade por câncer em mulheres no país, excluindo o câncer de pele não melanoma 11 . Quanto à idade de maior ocorrência de câncer uterino na população alagoana feminina, as faixas etárias que apresentaram maior número de registros de óbitos correspondem aos 25 a 60 anos, embora as adolescentes apresentem variáveis índices de vulnerabilidade para este agravo, uma vez que se identifica atualmente o precoce início da vida sexual, além da multiplicidade de parceiros, que as aproximam do maior risco de exposição a agentes infecciosos, culminando com interferências nas esferas reprodutiva e sexual 12 .…”
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