dc.creator | Araujo, Jhajaira M. | |
dc.creator | Gómez, Andrea C. | |
dc.creator | Zingg-De Jongh, Winston | |
dc.creator | Ausejo, Jhon | |
dc.creator | Córdova, Iván | |
dc.creator | Schwarz, Luis J. | |
dc.creator | Bretel, Denisse | |
dc.creator | Fajardo, Williams | |
dc.creator | Saravia-Huarca, Luis G. | |
dc.creator | Barboza-Meca, Joshuan | |
dc.creator | Morante, Zaida | |
dc.creator | Guillén, Juan R. | |
dc.creator | Gómez, Henry | |
dc.creator | Cárdenas, Nadezhda K. | |
dc.creator | Hernández, Lady | |
dc.creator | Melo, Walter | |
dc.creator | Villarreal-Garza, Cynthia | |
dc.creator | Caglevic, Christian | |
dc.creator | Palacio, Carolina | |
dc.creator | García, Héctor | |
dc.creator | Mejía, Gerson | |
dc.creator | Flores, Claudio | |
dc.creator | Vallejos, Carlos | |
dc.creator | Pinto, Joseph A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-22T15:11:18Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-02T20:24:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-22T15:11:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-02T20:24:57Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-03-22T15:11:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-01-09 | |
dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13053/8126 | |
dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2023.1494 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/6624896 | |
dc.description.abstract | "Introduction: A high prevalence of advanced breast cancer (BC) is a common scenario in
Latin America. In Peru, the frequency of BC at Stages III/IV is ≈50% despite implementation of a programme for breast cancer screening (BCS) along the country. We carried out
a study to assess the feasibility and develop an instrument to evaluate the knowledge,
barriers and perception about BCS in a nationwide pilot study in Peru among candidates
for BCS.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review of 2,558 reports indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Medline-Ovid and EMBASE, regarding to our study theme. In total,
111 were selected and a 51-items survey was developed (eight items about sociodemographic characteristics). Patients were recruited in public hospitals or private clinics, in
rural and urban areas of nine departments of Peru.
Results: We surveyed 488 women from: Lima (150), Cajamarca (93), Ica (59), Arequipa
(56), Loreto (48), Ancash (38), Junín (15), Puerto Maldonado (15) and Huancavelica (14);
27.9% of them were from rural areas. The mean of age was 53.3 years (standard deviation ± 9.1). Regarding education level, 29.8% had primary, 33.2% secondary and 37.0%
higher education. In total, 28.7% of women did not know the term ‘mammogram’ and
47.1% reported never receiving a BCS (36.9% from urban and 73.5% from rural population). In women that underwent BCS, only 67% knew it is for healthy women. In total,
54.1% of patients had low levels of knowledge about risk factors for BC (i.e. 87.5% of
women respond that injuries in the breast produce cancer). Cultural, economic and geographic barriers were significantly associated with having a mammogram where 56.9% of participants considered a cost ≤ 7 USD as appropriate. Mammogram was perceived as too painful for 54.9% of women. In addition, women
with a self-perception of low-risk for BC and a fatalistic perception of cancer were less likely to have a BCS.
Conclusion: We found that it is feasible to conduct a large-scale study in Peru. The results of this pilot study highlight an urgent need of
extensive education and awareness about BCS in Peru." | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | CANCER INTELLIGENCE LTD | |
dc.publisher | GB | |
dc.rights | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.subject | breast cancer, health knowledge, attitudes, practice, breast neoplasms/diagnosis, breast neoplasms/prevention & control | |
dc.title | A nationwide pilot study on breast cancer screening in Peru | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |