Incidencia de cáncer de cuello uterino en mujeres atendidas en un hospital de especialidad de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Cervical cancer is one of the neoplasms with higher incidence and mortality in the detection of advanced stages and is a disease that increasingly affects the female population. A study on the incidence of cervical cancer is carried out. Objective: To determine the incidence of cervical cancer. Design: quantitative study, descriptive, prospective, longitudinal. Technique: Indirect observation Instrument: observation matrix. Population: 67 women attended in the outpatient clinic from May to July 2018. Results: among the main characteristics: age range: 33-37 years represent 17.91%; 14.92% between 43-47 years and 11.94% of 48-52 years. Mestizas with 82.08% and black by 10.44%. Single civil status with 41.7%. Occupation: housewife at 85.07%. Pregnancy number: 10% of women have had 3 to 5 pregnancies. Signs and symptoms: among the most presented we have the metrorrhagia 22% and leucorrhea 7%, the stage of the disease that occurs most frequently is the IIB with 15%, Conclusion: the incidence of cancer is this year is of 0.073, with a susceptible population of 914 and with 67 patients that were diagnosed with this pathology in the months studied from May to July of 2018, in this year the incidence has decreased markedly in a compared to that of previous years we have the incidence of the year 2014 is: 18%, in 2015: 23% in 2016: 10% and finally in 2017: 20%.