Cobertura do exame citopatológico na cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

摘要: In Brazil, the effectiveness of preventive public heath programs and actions is rarely evaluated. A cross-sectional study was thus performed in a population-based sample focused on several health characteristics adults living Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The aimed to measure temporal trends coverage Pap smear testing city. authors studied factors associated with failure women submit smear. An updated defined as one previous 3 years. consisted 1,122 ages 20 69 years, 72.2% whom had an smear, 16.6% were behind schedule for testing, 11.2% never Risk having test low socioeconomic status old age. Logistic regression showed independent effect social class, family income, age, skin color, marital status, no medical appointment year. However, chronic diseases disappeared logistic regression. compare results conducted 1992 present. increased from 65.0% (1992 1999/2000) city, yet such figures still not ensured program uterine cervical cancer prevention.