Barriers related to non-adherence in a mammography breast-screening program during the implementation period in the interior of São Paulo State, Brazil
Open Access
- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
- Vol. 5 (3), 211-219
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jegh.2014.09.007
Abstract
Mammography is the best exam for early diagnosis of breast cancer. Developing countries frequently have a low income of mammography and absence of organized screening. The knowledge of vulnerable population and strategies to increase adherence are important to improve the implementation of an organized breast-screening program. A mammography regional-screening program was implemented in a place around 54.238 women, aged 40–69 years old. It was proposed to perform biannual mammography free of cost for the women. We analyze the first 2 years of the implementation of the project. Mammography was realized in 17.964 women. 42.1% of the women hadn’t done de mammography in their lives and these women were principally from low socio-economic status (OR = 2.99), low education (OR = 3.00). The best strategies to include these women were mobile unit (OR = 1.43) and Family Health Program (OR = 1.79). The incidence of early breast tumors before the project was 14.5%, a fact that changed to 43.2% in this phase. Multivariate analysis showed that the association of illiterate and the mobile unit achieve more women who had not performed mammography in their lives. The strategies to increase adherence to mammography must be multiple and a large organization is necessary to overpass the barriers related to system health and education.Keywords
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