Knowledge about mammography and associated factors: population surveys with female adults and elderly

  • Schneider I
  • Corseuil M
  • Boing A
  • et al.
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The purpose of this paper is to describe the knowledge about mammography and to identify associated factors in female adults and elderly. Data were obtained from two population surveys, one with female adults and another with elderly women from Florianópolis (SC) in 2009 - 2010. A descriptive analysis of the variables was carried out, the appropriate mean of responses about mammography was estimated and crude and adjusted Poisson regression was conducted to identify associated factors. Among adults, 23.1% answered all of the questions appropriately and the appropriate average responses was 7.2 (95%CI 7.1 - 7.3) in a total of 9. In the adjusted model, older age, higher education and income were associated with knowledge about mammography. For the elderly, 15.3% answered all questions appropriately and the average of appropriate responses was 6.4 (95%CI 5.2 - 6.5) and the factors associated with knowledge about mammography in the adjusted model were younger age groups, increased education and income, and identification of mammography as the main diagnostic method for breast cancer. Information about mammography can neither be transmitted in a clear way nor be easily understood; there are also demographic and socioeconomic differences concerning the knowledge about the exam.O objetivo deste estudo é descrever o conhecimento sobre mamografia e identificar os fatores associados em mulheres adultas e idosas. Os dados foram obtidos em dois inquéritos populacionais, um com mulheres adultas e outro com idosas, na cidade de Florianópolis (SC) em 2009 - 2010. Foi realizada a análise descritiva das variáveis, estimada a média de respostas adequadas do conhecimento sobre mamografia e regressão bruta e ajustada de Poisson para identificar os fatores associados. Entre as adultas, 23,1% responderam adequadamente todas as questões e a média de repostas adequadas foi 7,2 (IC95% 7,1 - 7,3) em um total de 9. No modelo ajustado, maior faixa etária, escolaridade e renda foram associados ao conhecimento sobre mamografia. Para as idosas, 15,3% responderam todas as questões adequadamente, a média de respostas adequadas foi 6,4 (IC95% 5,2 - 6,5) e os fatores associados ao conhecimento sobre mamografia no modelo ajustado foram faixas etárias menores, aumento da escolaridade e da renda e a identificação da mamografia como principal método diagnóstico do câncer de mama. A informação sobre mamografia pode não estar sendo transmitida de maneira clara e de fácil compreensão, existindo diferenças demográficas e socioeconômicas no conhecimento sobre o exame.

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Schneider, I. J. C., Corseuil, M. W., Boing, A. F., & d’Orsi, E. (2013). Knowledge about mammography and associated factors: population surveys with female adults and elderly. Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 16(4), 930–942. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1415-790x2013000400013

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