Primary Health Care and Cervical Cancer Mortality Rates in Brazil: A Longitudinal Ecological Study

Cervical cancer is a common neoplasm that is responsible for nearly 230 000 deaths annually in Brazil. Despite this burden, cervical cancer is considered preventable with appropriate care. We conducted a longitudinal ecological study from 2002 to 2012 to examine the relationship between the delivery...

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Autores principales: Rocha, Thiago Augusto Hernandes, da Silva, Núbia Cristina, Thomaz, Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca, Queiroz, Rejane Christine de Sousa, de Souza, Marta Rovery, Lein, Adriana, Rocha, João Victor Muniz, Alvares, Viviane, de Almeida, Dante Grapiuna, Barbosa, Allan Claudius Queiroz, Thumé, Elaine, Staton, Catherine, Vissoci, João Ricardo Nickenig, Facchini, Luiz Augusto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5338880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28252500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0000000000000185
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Sumario:Cervical cancer is a common neoplasm that is responsible for nearly 230 000 deaths annually in Brazil. Despite this burden, cervical cancer is considered preventable with appropriate care. We conducted a longitudinal ecological study from 2002 to 2012 to examine the relationship between the delivery of preventive primary care and cervical cancer mortality rates in Brazil. Brazilian states and the federal district were the unit of analysis (N = 27). Results suggest that primary health care has contributed to reducing cervical cancer mortality rates in Brazil; however, the full potential of preventive care has yet to be realized.

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