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[Correct utilization of breast cancer detection techniques in Mexican women]
Lizbeth López-Carrillo1, Luisa Torres-Sánchez1, Julia Blanco-Muñoz1
1Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
Objective:
Identify the characteristics associated with correct utilization of self examination (SE), clinical exam (CE) and mammography (MA) for breast cancer (BC) early detection.
Materials And Methods:
Interviews were undertaken with 1 030 Mexican women (n=1 030), 20 to 88 years of age, regarding their reproductive and sociodemographic characteristics. An index of correct utilization was constructed based on the form and frequency practice of those techniques.
Results:
The prevalence of correct utilization of SE was 11% and 5.4% for CE. Further, 7.6% of women 40-49 years of age with 2 or more BC risk factors had MA during the two years prior to the interview, and for 31.6% among women ≥50 years of age the MA was annually. The main determinant of MA utilization was having financial protection from either IMSS, ISSSTE or Seguro Popular.
Conclusions:
It is necessary to improve the correct utilization of BC detection techniques in Mexico.
