GENDER VIOLENCE AND SCHOOLING, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND BARRIERS THAT HINDER THE TIMELY DETECTION OF CERVICAL CANCER IN HIDALGO, MEXICO

Cervical cancer (CCU), or cancer of the cervix, is the most common carcinoma in women worldwide; is the malignancy that occurs regularly in the cervical epithelium, so it requires periodic analysis. Aim. To determine the impact of gender violence and level of schooling, as well as factors and barriers that interfere in the timely detection of cervical cancer. Methodology. An observational cross-sectional and analytic study was conducted on 384 women from the La Providencia and Bosques del Peñar neighborhoods in Pachuca Hidalgo, Mexico. through a structured survey with prior consent. Results. 12% of women report having a restrictive partner, 23% frequently bother with her, 16% have a possessive partner and 11% have a low level of education. The number of women who underwent the cervical cytology examination once a year were (52%), 11% are performed twice a year, 12% are not performed regularly. The restrictive behavior of the couple is associated with variables such as the level of schooling, with the frequency of attendance at cervical cytology and fundamentally, level of schooling with Couple / Possessive, obtaining the following OR value: 1.66 (p <0.05) and Level of schooling with cervical cytology, with an OR: 1.32. with (p <0.05). Conclusions. School attendance and attendance at the gynecology service, as well as the restrictive / possessive, possessive / aggressive nature of the couple represent barriers that are associated and interfere in the timely detection of cervical cancer.