Frequency of women who stopped having gynecological medical check-ups

Abstract

Introduction: Going to your doctor for regular gynecological check-ups is part of good self-care. Gynecological checkups are necessary to take care of ourselves, "I don‘t have time" is the main argument of many women who put their health at the bottom of the list of priorities; after children, family, studies and work.

Objective: To determine the frequency of medical students from the 1st to 3rd year of the Universidad del Pacifico who stopped having gynecological checkups in 2020.

Materials and methods: Study: descriptive observational cross-sectional study. Population: 61 female students from 1st to 3rd year of the faculty of medicine of the Universidad del Pacifico in the year 2021. Instrument: Structured surveys.

Results: Sixty-one women between 17 and 28 years of age were surveyed. Twenty percent of the population reported not having attended gynecological check-ups during the year 2020, 13% only once, 26% twice, 8% every time they felt discomfort, while 25% reported never having attended.

Conclusion: We consider it necessary to continue to encourage women of all ages to attend gynecological centers, whether or not they have started sexual activities, for the prevention and/or treatment of gynecological pathologies.