Cancer Prevention in Indigenous Communities from Guatemala: A Needs Assessment Study
| Autor: | Ana Paula Cupertino, Silvia Angélica Xinico-Aju, Prajakta Adsul, Alejandra Hurtado-de-Mendoza, Marc S. Rosenthal, Evelyn Arana-Chicas, Sara Gómez-Trillos, Christian S. Alvarez, Dejana Braithwaite, Francisco Cartujano-Barrera |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Cancer prevention business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health MEDLINE Cancer medicine.disease Guatemala Indigenous Cancer incidence Family medicine Neoplasms parasitic diseases Needs assessment Cancer screening medicine Humans Mass Screening Female business Health needs Early Detection of Cancer Needs Assessment |
| Zdroj: | Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 31(4) |
| ISSN: | 1548-6869 |
| Popis: | Background Guatemala lacks cancer prevention strategies and has low screening rates. Objective To assess the history of chronic conditions, risk factors, and cancer screening uptake among three Indigenous populations of Southwestern Guatemala. Methods We conducted a health needs assessment. Results The assessment was completed by 247 adults. Median age was 40 years old (IR: 28-59). Most participants were female (94.3%), of Mayan descent (95.8%), and did not have a primary health care provider (84.2%). Most have never been screened for colorectal (men=100.0%; women=98.8%), prostate (75.0%), breast (90.9%), or cervical (76.9%) cancer, and all have severe tooth decay. However, most participants reported healthy behaviors including being physically active (women=59.7%; men=92.9%), being nonsmokers (women=99.6%; men=78.6%), and not consuming alcohol (women=82.3%; men=46.7%). Conclusions Although most participants reported healthy behaviors, there is a remarkable lack of access to cancer screening. An increase in cancer incidence is expected unless cancer prevention efforts are undertaken. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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