Leite, José Márcio Soares and Tomaz, Carlos (2024) Health Vigilance and Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer: A Study in the State of Maranhão, Brazil. Open Journal of Epidemiology, 14 (01). pp. 75-89. ISSN 2165-7459
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Abstract
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the importance of health vigilance in the prevention of cervical cancer. The sample consisted of 536 women. To identify which risk factors were associated with cervical cancer or with an increase in the mortality rate of this kind of cancer, a logistic regression model was used. The Odds Ratios (OR) and their respective 95% confidence intervals were also calculated. Most of them were at the age of highest incidence of cervical cancer (21 - 59 years old), had an unstable conjugal situation, minimal educational level (78.7%), low income (58.3%), consumed alcoholic beverages (56.4%), had a history of smoking (57.0%) and possessed limited knowledge about the prevention. These results are discussed in terms of a predictive model for cervical cancer that considers the importance of public health vigilance in the screening and precocious diagnosis.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Open Research Librarians > Multidisciplinary |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@open.researchlibrarians.com |
Date Deposited: | 19 Feb 2024 05:47 |
Last Modified: | 19 Feb 2024 05:47 |
URI: | http://stm.e4journal.com/id/eprint/2492 |