Health Iniquity, Unhealthy Behavior, and Coverage of Mammography in Brazil

• Main Authors: Sabrina Daros Tiensoli (Author), Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes (Author), Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the prevalence of mammography screening and the association among socio-demographic, behavior factors and non-adherence to mammography screening among women between 50 and 69 years old, using data from Vigitel 2016. Method: Cross-sectional, population-based study with data from Vigitel including 12,740 women in the 50-69 age group. The variables were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: Among the women studied, 21.8% had not had a mammography in the past 2 years. The characteristics associated with non-adherence to the test were having less than 12 years of education (p<0.001), having no partner (p=0.001), being underweight (p=0.002), having a negative self-perceived health status (p<0.001) and having at least one negative health behavior (p<0.001). Conclusion: There is a subgroup of women with markers of social vulnerability, which reflect the inequality in mammography screening.

Item Description

1984-0446
10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0011