[Factors associated with the use of the Papanicolaou smear screening among older women in the interior of Brazil].

Purpose: To verify the coverage, by Pap testing, of older women and the associated factors.

Methods: A population-based study was conducted by home interviews. The inclusion criteria were women aged 60 and over, living on the north side of the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, self-sufficient to answer the questionnaire or having someone to answer on their behalf.