Equity in the access to mammography in Spain

Social Inequalities in Perceived Health and the Use of Health Services in a Southern European Urban Area

“…Since population screening programs are now being implemented in Barcelona (53), these inequalities might be reduced. A study in Spain found that factors associated with access to mammography were: gynecologist visit at least once in the last two years, existence of a breast cancer screening program (as occurs in some regions of Spain), and physician referral for testing; socioeconomic factors were not associated with access (54).…”

Perceptions of One's Neighborhood and Mammogram Use among a Sample of Low-Income Women at Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections

“…A substantial body of research has explored how neighborhoods or area of residence is associated with cancer screening (Bergamini et al, 2007; Luengo et al, 1996; Simou, Maniadakis, Pallis, Foundoulakis, & Kourlaba, 2010; Todorova, Baban, Alexandrova-Karamanova, & Bradley, 2009). Researchers have shown that geographical access to mammography, such as distance to and transportation, increases utilization (Akinyemiju et al, 2012; Eberth et al, 2014; Peipins et al, 2011).…”

Diferencias en los factores relacionados con el uso de la mamografía en las mujeres españolas en los años 1994 y 2000

“…La existencia de programas de detección precoz de cáncer de mama constituye un factor fundamental para que las mujeres se realicen mamografías. En 1994 en España sólo ocho CCAA contaban con programas de detección precoz de cáncer de mama y el 28% de las mujeres españolas de 40 a 70 años se había realizado al menos una mamografía en los últimos dos años 11 . En el año 2000, con programas de cribado de cáncer de mama en todas las CCAA, la realización de la prueba alcanza al 59% de las mujeres españolas de 40 a 70 años 8 .…”