Persons with disabilities, cancer screening and related factors

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva

Shamyr Sulyvan De Castro²  Alarcos Cieza¹  Chester Luiz Galvão Cesar¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro Health Sciences Center Physiotherapy DepartmentUberaba MG ,Brasil

关键词: Persons with disabilities;    Early cancer detection;    Health surveys;    Pessoas com deficiência;    Detecção precoce de câncer;    Inquéritos de saúde;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-81232013001200026

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The scope of this article is to describe persons with disabilities (PwD) being subjected to cancer screening and the relationship between some social variables and inequalities in performing these tests. A cross-sectional study of cancer screening among PwD was conducted in 2007 with 333 participants interviewed in residence in 4 cities of São Paulo. Variables in the practice of cancer screening, disabilities, gender, age, income of main family breadwinner, ethnicity, use of health services, assistance required, private health insurance, and coverage by the family health program were studied. Frequencies, χ²-test, trend χ² percentages and the Odds Ratios (OR) were used for data analysis. 44% of PwD attended at least one cancer screening at the appropriate time. Persons with visual disabilities and with hearing disabilities were subjected to more screening examinations than those with mobility disabilities and women were attended in screening exams more than men. Persons between the ages of 21 and 60 reported cancer screening more frequently than those between 80 and 97 years of age. The outcomes indicate that PwD have different attitudes toward cancer screening according to the type of disability, gender, and age, which were the variables that directly influenced cancer screening exams.

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