Abstract
Objective: To describe, in a descriptive way, the cervical cancer screening in the municipality of São Mateus do Maranhão. Methods: The research is a quantitative descriptive study, based on research in the Program for the Coordination of Attention to Women's Health, São Mateus do Maranhão, MA, digital libraries. Results: Most of the women who did the cytopathology were aged 25 to 29 years (160 women), which shows an idea of the ideal and by 2016 all the bands just completed a test. Of the 1,157 awards studied, 928 women were within the recommended age range, corresponding to 80.2%, a percentage of the samples studied, according to what is recommended by the Ministry of Health, with 80% coverage coverage. There was also a percentage of unsatisfactory samples with only 7 sheets for reading, equivalent to 0.60%. There were also satisfactory leaves that were presented as limited because they found absence of endocervical cells, drying, presence of blood, scarce material and others. Conclusion: The research findings evidenced the need for broader actions regarding the accomplishment of the cytopathological examination in the age group recommended by the MS, by means of the percentage of exams performed outside this age group.