Factors that favor cervical cancer screening in women aged 12 to 49: subanalysis of the 2019 demographic and family health survey, Peru

Tokumoto-Valera F.S.; Vidarte-Paiva J.C.; Talavera J.E.; Ramírez-Ortega A.P.; Torres-Malca J.R.; Vera-Ponce V.J.; Espinoza R.; De la Cruz-Vargas J.A. · Medicina Clinica y Social (2023) · DOI: 10.52379/mcs.v7i1.268

Resumen

Introduction: The Papanicolaou test smear helps detect cervical cancer in a timely manner in routine intervention. Objective: To analyze factors associated with screening for cervical cancer in women aged 12 to 49 years in Peru in 2019. Methods: An observational, analytical-cross-sectional study of a secondary analysis of data from 2019 Demographic and Family Health Survey was carried out. Two-stage, probabilistic, balanced, and stratified sampling. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used (level of inference p<0.05). For the bivariate and multivariate analysis, prevalence ratios were used with a 95% confidence interval and p<0.05. Results: The frequency of cervical cancer screening in the political regions with the lowest prevalence values were Pasco (0.52%) and Tumbes (0.55%). Discussion: The factors associated with cervical cancer screening are age, having a partner, higher education level, poor socioeconomic level, residing in a rural area, having health insurance, age at the start of sexual relations, and having heard of cervical cancer.

Instituciones: Universidad Ricardo Palma; Universidad Tecnológica del Perú