Abstract
Describe the dynamics of the cervical cancer preventive exam in the Basic Health Unit on a city of Pará, from October 2018 to January 2019. This is an observational cross-sectional research, using a questionnaire signed by women attended at the chosen Basic Health Unit. The project was approved by the Ethics Committee under CAAE: 99998918.8.0000.5701. The socioeconomic profile of women, 18.4% of whom do not regularly undergo the exam, average age of 41.8 years, with widowhood, low level of education and monthly economic income as factors associated with not having the exam, as well as ignorance about exam objectives, not having sexual activity and using the tablet as a contraceptive method. Discussion: It is noteworthy that the information collected in the research corroborates the literature from different regions of the country, impairing the early diagnosis of pathologies (neoplastic and infectious through inspection of the cervical canal and cervix) and women's quality of life. Therefore, it was essential to develop the research to recognize the profile of women who do not take the exam in order to improve health education, being a methodology that should be used in other areas of the country.