IV Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de

Factors related to inadequate cervical cancer screening in two Brazilian state capitals Fatores associados ao rastreamento inadequado do câncer cervical em duas capitais brasileiras OBJECTIVE: To analyze factors associated with cervical cancer screening failure. METHODS: Population-based cross-sectional study with self-weighted two-stage cluster sampling conducted in the cities of Fortaleza (Northeastern Brazil) and Rio de Janeiro (Southeastern Brazil) in 2002. Subjects were women aged 25-59 years in the last three years prior to the study. Data were analyzed through Poisson regression using a hierarchical model. RESULTS: The proportion of women who did not undergo the Pap smea