ABSTRACT
Objective:
Discuss the context of assistance of women diagnosis with altered Pap Test in a health care unit.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study, held in a micro-region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The points of attention were mapped in all levels of complexity. A form was prepared and fifty-two professionals were interviewed. Data were analyzed considering the distribution of frequencies.
Results:
There is incongruity between test results and interventions. Most (78%) of non-neoplastic lesions of low grade is forwarded and 21% of the lesions that should be addressed are treated at primary level. There is a lack of communication between the points of attention and lack of reference and counter-reference protocols. In 18 (54.5%) Primary Care Units, women spontaneously seek regulatory service.
Conclusion:
The services are not articulated, there are major errors in the follow-up.
Keywords:
Papanicolaou Test; Health Care; Equity in Access; Women's Health
