INCIDENCE OF PRECURSOR LESIONS FOR CERVICAL CANCER IN WOMEN ATTENDING IN A GYNECOLOGY OUTPATIUM

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of precursor lesions of Cervical Cancer in women aged 20 to 50 years in the city of Cuiabá-MT, Brazil. Methodology: An observational epidemiological study with a cross-sectional and analytical design was carried out, whose study instrument was the analysis of 32 medical records, at the gynecology outpatient clinic of the General University Hospital (HGU), from January to December 2021. ethics, the study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) of the University of Cuiabá (UNIC). Results: The sample consisted of 32 medical records of women who underwent cytopathological examination of the uterine cervix at the HGU outpatient clinic, where it was identified that the average age of women was 39 years, it was also found that 13 (41%) have incomplete primary education, 23 (72%) of whom are brown, 18 (56%) smokers, and 25 (78%) of the patients did not undergo an abortion, 23 patients (72%) had normal delivery, and 27 (84 %) were not in menopause, and as for vulvovaginitis, 25 (78%) did not have any anomaly, with menarche of 15 (47%) being 15 years, with the hormonal method being the most used by 14 (44%) and 18 (56%) had 04 to 05 sexual partners. As for the findings of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasms were NIC1 with 25%, followed by NIC2 and NIC3 both with 13% of the findings, the ASCUS with 9% and the ASCH with 13%. Conclusion: The risk factors for this infection are present in young adolescents who are sexually active, have more partners, have low education, are exposed to other STDs, smokers and users of hormonal contraceptives. Therefore, it is important to improve and qualify health professionals, as well as to promote public campaigns for women's health and incentives for scientific studies on the subject in the State of Mato Grosso