MORBIDADE POR CÂNCER DE COLO UTERINO EM MULHERES DE RESERVA INDÍGENA NO MATO GROSSO DO SUL

The objective of this ecological and transversal study was to learn about the prevalence of precancerous and cancerous lesions of the cervix and the coverage of screening with the cervical smear test among women in the villages of Jaguapiru and Bororo in the Indian Reserve of Dourados. Data was collected from the Indigenous Health Information Service and the Polo-Base de Dourados/FUNASA Program for the Control of Cervical Cancer, referent to the period 2004-2006. The results showed that the test had mostly taken place among women between 15 and 34 years of age. Screening coverage increased in Jaguapiru and decreased in Bororo. As for cytopathological changes, 5.7% of tests in Jaguapiru indicated premalignant lesions; in the village of Bororo the result was 2.9%. There was evidence of a reduction in the gravity of cervical lesions as the screening program went on. These findings show the importance of control programs for the population under study.