Population Inquiry Regarding Mammography in Postmenopausal Women in Southern Brazil

Tiara Cristina Romeiro-Lopes,Catia Millene Dell'Agnolo,Sheila Cristina Rocha-Brischiliari,Angela Andreia Franca Gravena,Sandra Marisa Pelloso,Maria Dalva De Barros Carvalho

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.11.6839

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Abstract

This study was conducted to analyze the prevalence of non-performance of mammography, and associated factors, among postmenopausal women. This analytical, exploratory, cross-sectional study, of a domicile population inquiry type, was performed in the municipality of Maringa, Parana, Brazil. A total of 456 women were interviewed, aged 45 to 69 years, who presented with natural menopause and cessation of menstruation for at least twelve months. Statistical associations were found between the non-performance of mammography and schooling of less than seven years, paid employment, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, the non-use of hormone replacement therapy, not having consulted a doctor in the previous year, not having consulted a gynecologist, lacking a family history of breast cancer, not having performed the Papanicolaou test, not having performed clinical breast examination, and not having difficult access to health services. After logistic regression analysis, not performing mammography was associated with reports of a fair or bad health status. The study data revealed factors "responsible" for the non-performance of mammography, and the results should contributing to improvement/enhancement of healthy behaviour of Brazilian women in the post-menopausal phase.

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The most frequent cancer among women in North American, and in Brazilian is breast cancer (Jemal et al, 2009; Brasil, 2011)
Statistical associations were found between the non-performance of mammography and schooling of less than seven years, paid employment, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, the non-use of hormone replacement therapy, not having consulted a doctor in the previous year, not having consulted a gynecologist, lacking a family history of breast cancer, not having performed the Papanicolaou test, not having performed clinical breast examination, and not having difficult access to health services
The estimative of breast cancer in the United States for 2013 is the 232.340 new cases and 39.620 deaths according of the American Cancer Society (American Cancer Society, 2013)

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The most frequent cancer among women in North American, and in Brazilian is breast cancer (Jemal et al, 2009; Brasil, 2011). In the United States the breast cancer is the second cancer most frequently diagnosed in women, after skin cancer and the second cause of cancer death. In the United States the incidence rates for breast cancer in female was 122.3 per 100.000 and death rates were 23.0 per 100.000, of 2005 to 2009 years (American Cancer Society, 2013). Data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer showed that in 2008, breast cancer had a worldwide incidence of 1,384,155 cases, with an increase to 1,620,778 estimated for the year 2015. There were 458,503 deaths from breast cancer in 2008 and this could increase to 540,783 in 2015) (Iarc, 2008)

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