[Health staff performance taking of smear: knowledge, skills and practice].

Background: The quality of cervical cytology is one of the factors involved in the optimal performance of screening programs for cervical cancer in México, so it is necessary to design indicators to improve the skills of health personnel in this procedure.

Objective: To evaluate the performance of the health workers to take the Pap smear.

Material And Methods: Cross-sectional study made in the period 2006-2007 in San Luis Potosí, México, in 21 health centers in a health jurisdiction.

[Performance of health staff in Papanicolauo test: theoretical knowledge and practical implementation].

Background: The quality of cervical cytology is one of the factors involved in the optimal performance of screening programs for cervical cancer in Mexico, so it is necessary to design indicators to improve the skills of health personnel in this procedure.

Objective: To evaluate the performance of the health workers to take the Pap smear.

Methodology: cross-sectional study made in the period 2006-2007 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, in 21 health centers in a health jurisdiction.