Changes in the social gradients for Pap smears and mammograms in Argentina: Evidence from the 2005 and 2009 National Risk Factor Surveys

Summary Objectives To identify changes in the social gradients for Pap smears and mammograms in Argentina. Study design Secondary analysis of the 2005 and 2009 Argentine National Risk Factor Surveys. Methods Logistic regression analysis was used to examine social gradients by income and education, a...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2012-10, Vol.126 (10), p.821-826
Main Authors: De Maio, F.G, Linetzky, B, Ferrante, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Argentina
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Cancer
Early Detection of Cancer - utilization
Education
Educational Status
Equality
Female
Health insurance
Health surveys
Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Income - statistics & numerical data
Inequalities
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Low income women
Mammography
Mammography - utilization
Mass screening
Middle Aged
Mortality
Papanicolaou Test
Provinces
Public health
Risk Factors
Socio-economic factors
Socioeconomic status
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control
Vaginal Smears - utilization
Women
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Summary:Summary Objectives To identify changes in the social gradients for Pap smears and mammograms in Argentina. Study design Secondary analysis of the 2005 and 2009 Argentine National Risk Factor Surveys. Methods Logistic regression analysis was used to examine social gradients by income and education, adjusting for age and health insurance. Results The proportion of women who received a Pap smear in the previous 2 years increased from 51.6% in 2005 to 60.5% in 2009 ( χ2  = 344.8, P  
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2012.05.011