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Abstract

Objective: The study aims to describe the sociodemographic profile and the examinations of the uterine cervix and identify the main conducts performed by the nurse in view of the results found in the cytological examinations performed in women assisted in a Family Health Strategy in Manaus. Methodology: Quantitative, descriptive, retrospective and exploratory study, analyzing secondary data from medical records and registry book of cytological tests performed in a Family Health Strategy in the city of Manaus, AM., from January to December 2018 Results: 217 exams were performed, of which, following the inclusion criteria, 203 made up the final sample. The sociodemographic profile of the women showed a prevalence of the age group from 30 to 39 years old, married, with complete high school education and at home. The tests showed satisfactory sample suitability for evaluation, the predominant microbiology was Lactobacillus followed by Gardenerella. Inflammation was identified as the most evident benign reactive or reparative cell alteration. Conclusion: Nurses play a decisive role in the prevention and early detection of possible changes that may precede cancer. Knowing the reality of the population where it carries out its activities is a factor of great relevance so that interventions that are adequate to the local reality can be established.