Abstract

GONZALEZ PADRON, María del C; MARTINEZ GATO, Yakelín  and  CABALLERO, Maritza I. Factors bearing on useless cyto-diagnosis. “5 de septiembre” Outpatient Clinic. Consolacion del Sur. January-December 2002. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2004, vol.8, n.1, pp.43-52. ISSN 1561-3194.

A descriptive-retrospective study aimed at identifying the factors which influence on useless cytology for the diagnosis belonging to the health area of "5 de Septiembre" Teaching Outpatient Clinic in Consolación del Sur Municipality during the period between January and December 2001 was carried out, 1754 patients underwent on cytological examination, out of them 105 samples were useless and the total of negative cytologies were 1649 which provided an useless rate of 6.3 over the provincial mean, the study showed that the 65.7 % of the cytology was useless due to the onset of vaginal sepsis and the 34.2 % of the cause was because of the poor sample collection, being these two factors the most influential in useless cytology. Besides, it was assessed by means of a skill test that nursing staff has difficulties in putting into effect the program of early detection of cervical cancer.

Keywords : VAGINAL SEPSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

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