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ArticleAtencion primaria2015

[Cervical cancer screening: Is active recruitment worth the effort?].

Ángeles Morales Martínez, Lorena Blanco Rodríguez, Cristina Morales Martínez, Sonia Tejuca Somoano

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Ángeles Morales MartínezCentro de Salud de Natahoyo, Gijón, España. Electronic address: angelesmoralesmartinez@gmail.com.
Lorena Blanco RodríguezCentro de Salud de Natahoyo, Gijón, España.
Cristina Morales MartínezServicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Fundación de Jove, Gijón, España.
Sonia Tejuca SomoanoServicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Fundación de Jove, Gijón, España.

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Abstract

objectivesTo determine the percentage of women who have had a Pap smear in the last 5 years, and the place where it was carried out. To detect cytological abnormalities and precursors of cervical cancer in un-screened or inadequately screened women and the prevalence of HPV-positive determinations.

designCross sectional study.

settingNatahoyo Health Centre, Gijón (Spain).

participantsWomen aged 40-50 years living in the area and assigned to the Health Centre.

methodsThe information was collected from databases, telephone and home surveys. There was active recruitment of unscreened women or inadequately screened in Primary Care as well as offering to perform cytology and HPV determination.

resultsOf the 1420 women aged 40 to 50 years, 1236 (87%) had cytology in the last 5 years, and 184 women (13%) had no screening or it was inadequate. Of these 184 women, 108 (58.7%) agreed to have cytology and HPV test performed. No high-grade cervical dysplasia was diagnosed. The prevalence of HPV-positive was 8.3%.

conclusionsIn our population there is a high coverage of opportunistic screening for cervical cancer. The active recruitment of women who were not in the screening program was not useful.

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Mass ScreeningVaginal SmearsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsSpainUterine Cervical NeoplasmsActive recruitmentCáncer de cérvixCaptación activaCervical cancerCitologíaCribado oportunistaHuman papillomavirusOpportunistic screeningPap smearVirus del papiloma humano

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PMCPMC6983784

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