| Autor: |
Amorim VM; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126, Campinas, SP, Brazil. vivimaelamorim@gmail.com, Barros MB, César CL, Goldbaum M, Carandina L, Alves MC |
| Jazyk: |
portugalština |
| Zdroj: |
Cadernos de saude publica [Cad Saude Publica] 2011 Feb; Vol. 27 (2), pp. 347-56. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s0102-311x2011000200016 |
| Abstrakt: |
The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of prostate cancer screening among men aged 50 years or older based on socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related behavioral variables and the presence of morbidity. A population-based cross-sectional study was performed. The following factors were associated with failure to undergo screening: age under 70 years; less than eight years of schooling; per capita household income less than one-half the minimum wage; not having diabetes; lack of visual impairment; and lack of visit to the dentist in the previous year. The Brazilian public healthcare system accounted for 41% of the reported prostate cancer screening tests. According to the present study, despite controversy over the effectiveness of digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen for detecting prostate cancer, a significant portion of the male population has been undergoing these tests, the access to which displays significant socioeconomic inequalities. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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