Análise do rastreamento da prevenção do câncer do colo do útero nas adolescentes de uma capital do nordeste no período de 2018 a 2022

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer has a continuous presence all over the world. Currently, the screening method here in Brazil is the preventive cervical exam. There are also risk factors that should be considered in screening, including the early onset of sexual activity. OBJECTIVE: To analyze cervical cancer prevention screening in adolescents in a northeastern capital city from 2018 to 2022. METHODS: This is an ecological, observational, and descriptive study with a quantitative approach to data collected from the Cancer Information System (SISCAN) database, of the Ministry of Health, regarding cervical cancer preventive exams performed in adolescents, in Maceió, between 2018 and 2022. RESULTS: The data show the record of 11,099 preventive exams performed, where yellow adolescents predominate, with about 40.9%, and there is a predominance of female adolescents. It is also revealed that 100% of the records have ignored schooling. Regarding the reason for performing the preventive test, screening was indicated as the reason for performing it in the age group of 10 to 19 years. Regarding the previous performance of the examination, in the age group of 10 to 14 years of age, there is a predominance of non-performance, while in the group of 15 to 19 years of age, the previous performance predominates. This same age group presents a predominance of results with benign inflammatory and metaplastic alterations. Among the number of preventive treatments, 97 had ASC-US alterations and 128 of them had low-grade lesions. CONCLUSION: There is a need for active search and establishment of effective screening strategies for precursor injuries in adolescents. Given the risk behavior of this population group when engaging in premature sexual activity.