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- Title
FACTORES QUE INCIDEN EN LA NO REALIZACIÓN DE LA CITOLOGÍA VAGINAL EN LAS MUJERES BOGOTANAS. 2008.
- Authors
Fajardo-Zapata, Álvaro L.; Méndez-Casallas, Francy J.; Molina, Luis H.
- Abstract
Introduction: to identify the main factors that determine the women's decision to no practice the vaginal cytology in Bogotá. Methods: according to a transversal descriptive study applied in 2008, among 418 Bogota women in Colombia, it was taken into account the following factors: socioeconomic, education, age and cultural. Results: this research found that 46 % expressed scared at the time of the cytology exam, this feeling is due to the possibility to diagnose cancer. Besides, there were other reasons such as: women felt assault, they were bored about previous instructions, they were ashamed, lazy and besides that they didn't feel sick or didn't know the reasons why they practice this exam. Conclusion: this study evidence the main factors that determine the Bogota women's decision to no practice the vaginal cytology.
- Subjects
BOGOTA (Colombia); COLOMBIA; CYTOLOGY; CANCER; CERVIX uteri; SOCIOECONOMICS
- Publication
Investigaciones ANDINA, 2010, Vol 12, Issue 21, p61
- ISSN
0124-8146
- Publication type
Article