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Objectives: Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women after breast, and colorectal cancers in the world and an important health problem. This study is a cross sectional retrospective study that was conducted to investigate cervical cancer screening outcomes of women in the middle of Turkey.Methods: The women who applied between 1 January to 31 December 2013 constituted the universe of the study and also, 1087 women who applied between 1 October to 31 December 2013 and was taken Pap smear constituted the sample of this study. Data was collected by investigating CEDSEC polyclinic documents and cervical cancer Screening and Consent Forms records. Data was evaluated at computer by using SSPS 15.0 (Statistical Program for Social Sciences) package program for analysis, percentage, mean, chi-square and standard deviation. In every stage of the study it is taken care to follow ethical principles. Ethical Council Consent from Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University and written consent from Nevsehir City Public Health Directorate.Results: It is determined that 39.1% of the women were between 40-49 years old and older than 40 years got pap smear tests. When their pap smear outcomes were investigated, it is found that 0.3% of them got ASCUS, 0.3% of them got HGSIL. While women aged over 60 who HSIL result of the study we see that before the age of 60 women with ASCUS.Conclusion: In our study, the woman with HGSIL was older than the others who had ASCUS. This result shows the importance of early diagnosis and screening. For being protected from cervical cancer, to know the factors that could be causes for this disease and importance of early diagnosis are important in terms of taking required measures. Giving educations about this subject to society, especially, groups that under risk, composing awareness related to increase to participation to the screening programs are important roles of nurses.
