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Distribution of attenders and non-attenders to mammography screening program according to health services utilisation. |
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| Variables |
Cases Non-attenders, n(%) (n = 101) |
Controls Attenders, n(%) (n = 173) |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
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| Preventive activities |
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| Pap test in last 5 years |
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| No |
33(32,7) |
69(40.1) |
1 |
| Yes |
68(67.3) |
103(59.9) |
1.38 (0.82–2.31) |
| Annual dental cheks-ups |
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| No |
32(31.7) |
79(45.7) |
1 |
| Yes |
69(68.3) |
94(54.3) |
1.81 (1.08–3.03) |
| Prior mammography last 2 years |
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| No prior mammograms |
30 (29.7) |
97 (56.1) |
1 |
| Prior mammograms in public centre |
8 (7.9) |
48 (27.7) |
0.53 (0.23–1.26)** |
| Prior mammograms in private centre |
63 (62.4) |
28 (16.2) |
7.27 (3.97–13.32)** |
| Type of health insurance coverage |
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| Public health insurance |
29 (28.7) |
120 (69.4) |
1 |
| Public and private health insurance |
72 (71.3) |
53 (30.6) |
5.62 (3.28–9.6)** |
| Mammography recommended by GPs |
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| No |
81 (80.2) |
132 (76.7) |
1 |
| Yes |
20 (19.8) |
40 (23.3) |
0.81 (0.44–1.49) |
| Mammography recommended by gynaecologist |
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| No |
26 (25.7) |
75 (43.6) |
1 |
| Yes |
75 (74.3) |
97 (56.4) |
2.2 (1.30–3.82)** |
| P* |
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| Visit to general practice(last year) |
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| Mean (SD) |
6.9 (8.6) |
8.5(10.1) |
0.03 |
| Median (P25–P75) |
3 (1–11) |
6 (2–12) |
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| Visit to gynaecologist (last 2 years) |
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| Mean (SD) |
1.2 (1.0) |
0.9 (1.1) |
0.01 |
| Median (P25–P75) |
1 (0–2) |
1 (0–2) |
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| Distance to mammography(Km) |
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| Mean (SD) |
12.1 (13.0) |
13.05 (15.5) |
0.90 |
| Median (P25–P75) |
10 (1–20) |
5 (1–23) |
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* Mann-Whitney U test **p < 0.001 | |||
Esteva et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:387 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-387 |
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