1. Association between sociodemographic characteristics and adherence to early detection of breast cancer
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Rosy Denyse Pinheiro de Oliveira, Iarlla Silva Ferreira, Régia Christina Moura Barbosa Castro, and Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes
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primary health care ,observational studies ,health prevention ,breast neoplasms ,early detection of cancer. ,Nursing ,RT1-120 - Abstract
Objective: to verify the association between sociodemographic characteristics and the performance of actions for early detection of breast cancer. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out in six primary health care units, with 400 women considered a target population for actions for early detection of breast cancer. The Chi-square test of independence (2x2) was used for inferential analysis. Results: most women were between 60 and 64 years old, married, had low education and lacked an occupation or health insurance. A significant association was found between marital status and the interval between requesting and performing a mammogram (X2(1) = 208.185, p
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- 2022
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