Screening for cervical cancer in imprisoned women in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Context and objective

Incarcerated women are more vulnerable to developing cervical cancer than women in general; therefore, screening and intervention programs must be included in their healthcare provision. We therefore aimed to investigate the state of cervical cancer screening for imprisoned women in Mato Grosso do Sul, and to analyze the interventions geared toward the control of cervical cancer.

Materials and methods

This was a cross-sectional study with analysis of primary and secondary data. Interviews were held with 510 women in seven prisons in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The data for 352 medical records were analyzed statistically with the significance level set at 5%. Associations were assessed by the chi-squared test, adjusted by the Bonferroni co

SUBMITTER: da Silva ERP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734681 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature