Mortalidad temprana por cáncer de cuello uterino, Provincia Tungurahua, 2010 - 2013

Abstract

Introduction: Cervical cancer is a health problem that causes considerable morbidity and mortality, as it tends to occur in middle age. Most cases occur in women under 50 years and this implies that there years lost for each one of the women who die from the disease potential life. Objective: To determine early mortality from cervical cancer in the province Tungurahua, 2010 - 2013. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional observational study, the study population is presented, it consisted of the total dead in 2010 to 2013, whose underlying cause of death was cervical cancer, coded according to the International Classification of Diseases as C53. Results: the level of primary education predominated in the dead with 54.2%, followed by 33.3% who had no education level, marital status married prevails with 45.8%, ethnicity I predominance was observed was mixed with 76.4% and 11.1% indigenous, 58.3% reside in urban areas. 50.0% of Deaths from cervical cancer belong to the group of middle age adult, ages comprising productive and reproductive stages, the Canton Ambato brings the largest number of deaths from cervical cancer, however, presents Mocha the greatest risk of dying from this disease. The greatest risk of losing years of life in the Tungurahua province from cervical cancer was higher in 2010 and 2013 with the rate of years of potential life lost 1.2 years per 1,000 women respectively, however in 2011 the canton Patate per 1,000 women lost 4.9 years and in 2013, Mocha 7.3 years, with the cantons risk exhibit lose years of life in women for this type of cancer and is also higher in urban areas in both the 2010 and 2013, the rate being 1.6 years respectively for 1,000 women.