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ABSTENTION FROM PAP SMEARS AND MAMMOGRAPHY AMONG CHILEAN WOMEN. PREVALENCE AND CAUSES

dc.creatorDENISSE ARACELLY ESPINOSA VALENZUELA
dc.creatorGERALDO BLADIMIR PADILLA FUENTES
dc.creatorCARLOS RENÉ RODRÍGUEZ GARCÉS
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T15:24:42Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T15:24:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: CANCER IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM AMONG WOMEN, BUT PREVENTIVE ACTIONS ARE EFFECTIVE. AIM: TO OUTLINE THE REASONS AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ABSTENTION FROM PAP SMEARS AND MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATIONS AMONG WOMEN. MATERIAL AND METHODS: USING OFFICIAL DATABASES OF THE WHO AND THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILE, INFERENTIAL STATISTICAL ANALYSES AND MODELING OF ABSTENTION THROUGH BINOMIAL LOGISTIC REGRESSION WERE CARRIED OUT. RESULTS: BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER HAD THE HIGHEST INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY AMONG WOMEN OVER 35 YEARS OLD IN CHILE, EVEN WHEN THERE ARE EFFECTIVE SCREENING METHODS FOR THEIR EARLY DETECTION. ABSTENTION IS CONDITIONED BY PERSONAL REASONS SUCH AS LOW RISK PERCEPTION. THERE IS A HIGH CONCOMITANCE OF ABSTENTION FOR PAP SMEARS AND MAMMOGRAPHY. CONCLUSIONS: HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIONS SHOULD ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO UNDERGO PREVENTIVE ACTIONS FOR BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER.
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dc.identifier.doi10.4067/s0034-98872021000801150
dc.identifier.issn0717-6163
dc.identifier.issn0034-9887
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ubiobio.cl/handle/123456789/11889
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherREVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
dc.relation.uri10.4067/s0034-98872021000801150
dc.rightsPUBLICADA
dc.titleABSTENTION FROM PAP SMEARS AND MAMMOGRAPHY AMONG CHILEAN WOMEN. PREVALENCE AND CAUSES
dc.title.alternativeCÁNCER Y ACCIÓN PREVENTIVA EN CHILE: PERFILANDO LA ABSTENCIÓN A LA MAMOGRAFÍA Y PAPANICOLAOU
dc.typeARTÍCULO
dspace.entity.typePublication
ubb.EstadoPUBLICADA
ubb.Otra ReparticionCENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO EN COMPUTACION
ubb.Otra ReparticionCENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO EN COMPUTACION
ubb.Otra ReparticionDEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES
ubb.SedeCHILLÁN
ubb.SedeCHILLÁN
ubb.SedeCHILLÁN
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