Demographic and Health Factors Associated with Mammography Utilization

Abstract

This assessment indicates that, overall, the Healthy People 2010 mammography utilization target is being met. However, though utilization is improving for some at-risk groups, women without health insurance; women without a personal doctor; and women not receiving basic, preventive care fall short of the Healthy People 2010 target.

Population Inquiry Regarding Mammography in Postmenopausal Women in Southern Brazil

“…The professional contact with a physician has been associated with the performance of the examination (Barret and Legg, 2005;Lima-Costa and Matos, 2007) this statement of the authors is in agreement with the findings of our study, which show that the women who had not performed any medical consultations in the previous year had not performed the mammography, the same occurred with those who did not consult with the gynecologist (p<0.01). Thus, the physician's recommendation holds unquestionable relevance among the predictive factors associated with adherence to the screening (Barr et al, 2001).…”

Prevalência e fatores associados à realização da mamografia na faixa etária de 50-69 anos: um estudo baseado na Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (2003)

“…Diversos estudos têm mostrado que a situação sócio-econômica e/ou a escolaridade estão entre os fatores mais fortemente associados à realização da mamografia 7,11,12,13,14 . Os resultados do presente trabalho confirmam essas observações.…”

Estimativas da cobertura de mamografia segundo inquéritos de saúde no Brasil

“…5 Population surveys are an essential tool to monitor mammography coverage and factors associated with its performance. 1,7 VIGITEL data are obtained and spread rapidly, constituting a subsidy to reorient the health care and promotion policy. However, their estimates tend to overestimate coverage, because they are based on the population of women who live in households with a fi xed telephone line.…”