Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: February | Volume: 12 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 329-339
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220243
Patient Characteristics Profile and Pap Smear Examination Results at Pasar Minggu Hospital for the 2017-2018 Period
Vidi Posdo A. Simarmata1, Jumaini Andriana Sihombing2
1,2Medical Faculty, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Vidi Posdo A. Simarmata
ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine the patient characteristics and patterns of abnormalities found from Pap Smear examinations at Pasar Minggu Hospital that are useful to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer. This study was a descriptive analysis of content. The number of samples in this study was 62 people by taking data from medical records—the sampling technique using Purposive Sampling. The results showed a diagnosis of PAP Grade II (Inflammation) in 59 people (91.9%), and a diagnosis of PAP Grade V (Malignancy) is one person (1.6%).
Key words: Pap Smear, PAP Grade, Characteristics, Cervical Cancer.