Risk factors of cervical cancer in teenagers attended in the cervix pathology consultation

Authors

  • Liane de la Caridad Batista Naranjo UNIVERSIDAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS. GRANMA HOSPITAL GINECOBSTÉTRICO FE DEL VALLE RAMOS. MANZANILLO. GRANMA
  • Elsa Pérez Rosabal Filial de Ciencias Médicas Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado. Manzanillo. Granma.
  • Eunice Naranjo Oliva Centro Municipal de Higiene y Epidemiología. Manzanillo. Granma
  • Francisco Roque Escollies Centro Municipal de Higiene y Epidemiología. Manzanillo. Granma

Keywords:

uterine cervical neoplasms, adolescent

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death in women worldwide and the leading cause of death from malignancy in women of developing countries. It was carried out a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study in the period of October 2013 and March 2014; with the aim of describing the risk factors associated with cervical cancer in the adolescents attended in the consultation of cervix pathology at «Fe del Valle Ramos» Hospital. The population was formed by 64 adolescents who had their first consultation. The survey was used to obtain the information. Statistical processing was performed using absolute numbers and percentages. The results were summarized and presented in tables. In the studied sample prevailed the surveyed patients who started their sexual relations before the age of 16; they referred that they had had more than one sexual partner; they did not use contraceptive methods consistently; they had suffered from interruptions of pregnancies and reported that they had had sexually transmitted infections.

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Published

2016-03-29

How to Cite

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Batista Naranjo L de la C, Pérez Rosabal E, Naranjo Oliva E, Roque Escollies F. Risk factors of cervical cancer in teenagers attended in the cervix pathology consultation. RM [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 29 [cited 2025 Jul. 14];20(1):56-63. Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/131

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