PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MAMMOGRAPHY AND PAP SMEAR TEST

• Published in: Revista brasileira em promoção da saúde = Brazilian journal in health promotion 2016-06, Vol.28 (3)
• Main Authors: Lopes, Tiara Cristina Romeiro, Gravena, Angela Andréia França, Agnolo, Cátia Millene Dell, Rocha-Brischiliari, Sheila Cristina, Demitto, Marcela de Oliveira, Carvalho, Maria Dalva de Barros, Pelloso, Sandra Marisa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Factores de Riesgo; Fatores de Risco; Mammography; Mamografia; Mamografía; Neoplasias da Mama; Neoplasias de la Mama; Neoplasias Uterinas; Risk Factors; Uterine Neoplasms
• ISSN: 1806-1222

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the performance of mammography and pap smear test in women from the city of Maringá, Paraná. Methods: Population-based cross-sectional study conducted with 345 women aged over 20 years in the period from March 2011 to April 2012. An interview was carried out using a questionnaire proposed by the Ministry of Health, which addressed sociodemographic characteristics, risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases and issues related to mammographic and pap screening. Data were analyzed using bivariate analysis, crude analysis with odds ratio (OR) and chi-squared test using Epi Info 3.5.1 program; multivariate analysis using logistic regression was performed using the software Statistica 7.1, with a significance level of 5% and a confidence interval of 95%. Results: The mean age of the women was 52.19 (±5.27) years. The majority (56.5%) had from 0 to 8 years of education. Additionally, 84.6% (n=266) of the women underwent pap smear and 74.3% (n=169) underwent mammography. The lower performance of pap smear test was associated with women with 9-11 years of education (p=0.01), and the lower performance of mammography was associated with women without private health insurance (p