Factors associated to mammography exam according to two criteria

• Autor(a) principal: Francisco Durigon Meneghini, Kevin
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Agostinho Hackenhaar, Arnildo, Carvalho Dumith, Samuel
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/article/view/38014
• topic: public health; mammography; mass screening; women’s health; breast neoplasms; secondary prevention; saúde pública; mamografia; programas de rastreamento; saúde da mulher; neoplasias da mama; prevenção secundária

Aims: we aimed to compare the prevalence and factors associated to mammography exam according to two Brazilian criteria.Methods: a cross-sectional, population-based study, with women between 40 and 74 years old from Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. The coverage of mammography was evaluated: 1) annual screening for women aged 40 to 74 years old; 2) biennial screening for women aged 50 to 69 years old. Data analyses were performed by Poisson regression.Results: it was included 413 (criterion 1) and 246 (criterion 2) women. The mammography coverage by criterion 1 was 49.4% (95%CI 43.8 to 55.0), ranging from a quarter for those who did not visit a doctor in the last year to two thirds for those with higher education level. Considering the criterion 2, the coverage was 65.5% (CI95% 59.2 to 71.7), ranging from one-third among those who did not visit a doctor in the last year to three-quarters among obese women.Conclusions: the mammography coverage differed according to the criterion considered. Higher socioeconomic status and having visiting a doctor in the last year were the most associated factors, regardless of the criterion.