Demographic and epidemiological aspects of mortality from penile cancer

Acta Paulista de Enfermagem

Ricarlly Soares Da Silva¹  Ana Carla Martins Da Silva¹  Suelayne Gonçalves Do Nascimento¹  Conceição Maria De Oliveira¹  Cristine Vieira Do Bonfim¹ 

关键词: Penile neoplasms/mortality;    Penile neoplasms/epidemiology;    Information systems;    Vital statistics;    Nursing in public health care;    Nursing in oncology;    Neoplasias penianas/mortalidade;    Neoplasias penianas/epidemiologia;    Sistemas de informação;    Estatísticas vitais;    Enfermagem em saúde pública;    Enfermagem em oncologia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1982-0194201400010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: Describing the demographic and epidemiological aspects of mortality from cancer of the penis.METHODS: A cross-sectional study consisting of 183 deaths registered in a public information system on mortality that had penile cancer as the primary cause of mortality. It was used descriptive statistics and the mortality rate was calculated.RESULTS: The mean coefficient of mortality was 0.45/100,000 that is an increase of 19.04%. The demographic data revealed a higher prevalence in men aged 60 years or older (50.8%), brown (54.1%), married (47.6%), retired (24%) and residents of the metropolitan region (44.8%).CONCLUSION: The demographic and epidemiological aspects revealed increase of mortality rates from cancer in the penis.

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