%0 Journal Article %T PRECURSOS LESIONS FOR CERVICAL CANCER AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CARRIERS %A C¨¢ssia Caroline Garcia Dalbem Teles %A Rog¨¦rio Ferrari %J Revista Gest£¿o & Sa¨²de %D 2012 %I Universidade de Bras¨ªlia %X Objective: To demonstrate the sociodemographic characteristics of women with precursorlesions for cervical cancer seen at the outpatient clinic of the lower genital tract pathology andcolposcopy (PTGIC), seeking associations with these variables. Methodology: Thisis a documentary study, cross sectional. It was considered, for purposes of this study, censusof medical records of women in the Clinic of PTGIC in 2009, totaling 315 files. Applied theexclusion criteria left 142 records that were part of the study results. Results: Womenwith precursor lesions for cervical cancer seen at the outpatient PTGIC in 2009 have an average of38,8 years of age, and 97 (68,3%) are married, 64 (45,1%)of color white, 78 (54,9%) with primaryeducation, 81 (57%) of the home, and 66 (46,5%) as a result of these women had histopathologicalNIC 3 and carcinoma. Variables not significantly associated to cervical cancer. Conclusion: Thesefindings suggest the importance of the implementation of educational programs in healthcarefacilities, focusing on the need for periodic gynecological evaluation, aimed at preventing cervicalcancer. %K cervix uteri %K uterine cervical neoplasm %K women's health %K colposcopy %K uterine cervical dysplasia. %U cervix uteri; uterine cervical neoplasm; women's health; colposcopy; uterine cervical dysplasia.