Socio-sanitary variables associated with the adequate use of cervico-uterine citology in women of the rural area-Cartagena

Abstract

The Objective was to determine socio-sanitary variables associated to the adequate use of cervico-uterine cytology in rural women-Cartagena. Analytical cross-sectional study. There were 638 women of 25 years of age with active sexual life or between 25 and 69 years old who started or not their sexual life in the rural area-Cartagena.  A cluster sampling conformed by 15 corregimientos of the city of Cartagena was carried out. The information collected was included in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analyzed using the SPSS version 20 program. It was found that 82.1% (524) of women underwent cytology, but only 35% (223) complies with the 1-1-3 scheme, a greater compliance of this is reflected in those women whose EPS was responsible for the payment of said service. Women from the rural area of ​​Cartagena have undergone vaginal cytology at some point in their lives, however more than half do not comply with the 1-1-3 scheme, the socio-health variable that is statistically associated with a greater compliance with the scheme is not having to pay for this service, which positively influences the proper use of Cytology.