Cytological findings and risk factors associated to cervical lesions in indigenous women belonging to three etnias of Zulia State

• Main Authors: Yenddy Carrero, Angela Bracho, María Arguello, C Silva, MJ González, D Marín, R Atencio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2018
• Subjects: Cáncer; Papanicolaou; Virus del Papiloma Humano; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/43b0088d60514b4a8a66ab60d5bfdf4a

AbstractThe cervical cancer represents a problem of public health and is considered the second reason of death by cancer in women. There have been described factors associated, related to the conduct, habits and infectious agents, such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus, herpes virus, Chlamydia trachomatis and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). In order to establish risk factors and detect preinvasive cervical lesions, 101 samples of women from three indigenous ethnic groups of Zulia State were selected; to which a clinical-epidemiological survey was carried out to study the predisposing factors, in addition to the cytological study. Of the total of patients studied 33.66% were negative to the cytological study, while 66.34% had some type of alteration, observing that the Yukpa the most affected, 21 (20.79%) presented Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and related infectious agents were found in 56.51% of the women. Coelocytic cells suggestive of HPV were found in 26.21% of all patients. When we analyzed the risk factors, we found that, the onset of sexual intercourse before age 15 as well as alcohol consumption were the most relevant. According to the findings, it is important the timely diagnosis in these communities, which are disassociated, and without access to health centers, whether due to living conditions or cultural implications.