Abstract

DE SOUSA, Andrea; MATA, Gloria  and  CAMEJO, María Isabel. Citología cervical de trabajadoras sexuales y mujeres del servicio de planificación familiar de la Unidad Sanitaria de Los Teques. Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez [online]. 2007, vol.67, n.4, pp.238-245. ISSN 0048-7732.

Objective: To compare the prevalence of squamous intraepithelial lesions and infections in Pap smears, in two groups of women: the sexual workers and the women users of the family planning service. Methods: We evaluated 1 648 Pap smear reports: 714 sexual workers and 934 from users of family planning service. Setting: Unidad Sanitaria de Los Teques. Results: In sexual workers the low grade and high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions were present in 0.98 % and 0.60 % of the population, while in the users there was 0.1 % of low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and no high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions were found. In the sexual workers the prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis, Candida, Trichomonas vaginalis and human papilloma virus was 51.0 %; 5.0 %; 5.6 % and 2.2 % respectively, while in the users it was 35.9 %; 8.6 %; 3.3 % and 0.5 %. Conclusion: The sex workers present a higher odd ratio to suffer infection transmitted diseases than women users the family planning service

Keywords : Pap smears; Sexual workers; Papanicolaou; Trichomonas vaginalis; Candida; Gardnerella; Human papilloma virus; Low and high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.