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Absence in cervical cancer screening consultation among university students

Abstract:

There are not studies of the quantity and reasons of the non attendance by the female univerisity students to the cervix cancer screening program. As the association between the human papilloma virus and the cervix cancer is high, we decide to determine the prevalence of non attendance to this screening program in the Carabobo University, Barbula, Venezuela, where 400 students participated between January to July 2006. A cross sectional, study was made. Median age was 21 years old, interquartile range 19 to 23 years old. While 68 % denies to have gone to the consultation, 64 % affirmed to have had sexual relationships and 54 % affirms to know what a cervix exfoliative cytolology is. As conclusions, the prevalence of non attendance is high. There is not clear and adequate information about this test in this community. The interviewed students propose ways to encourage the visit to the cervix screening program.