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Sociocultural deterrents to mammographic screening in Jamaica / Elementos socioculturales de disuasión en el pesquisaje mamográfico en Jamaica
Soares, D; Walters, N; Frankson, M; Kirlew, K; Reid, M.
  • Soares, D; University of the West Indies. Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. JM
  • Walters, N; University of the West Indies. Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. JM
  • Frankson, M; University of the West Indies. Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. JM
  • Kirlew, K; University of the West Indies. Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. JM
  • Reid, M; University of the West Indies. Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. JM
West Indian med. j ; 58(1): 28-32, Jan. 2009. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-672433
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Less than five per cent of eligible Jamaican women had mammograms in 2003. The sociocultural determinants and the perceptual barriers modulating screening behaviour in Jamaican women are unclear. We sought to investigate sociocultural effects, in particular, knowledge and fear of the procedure on mammographic screening behaviour in Jamaican women.

METHOD:

One hundred and forty-seven women attending the breast imaging units at the University Hospital of the West Indies and 127 attending Radiology West were interviewed to determine the factors relating to participation in mammographic screening. Knowledge level, deterring factors as well as the experience during mammography were recorded.

RESULTS:

The mean age ± SD of participants was 51 ± 10.4 years. Eighty-eight of the 274 women (32%) were having a mammogram for the first time. Of these, the major determinants of the mammographic experience were the expectation that the procedure would be painful (OR = 0.08, p < 0.001) and the pain intensity (OR = 1.4, p < 0.030) experienced during mammography. There were 188 women who had repeat mammograms. Seventy-five of these women had delayed mammography for greater than one year. There was a significant association between being late for mammography and the perception that a doctor's referral was necessary (p < 0.001). The factors associated with improved mammographic experience were pain intensity (OR = 0.84, p < 0.04), interval status of previous mammography (OR = 2.24, p = 0.059) and knowing someone with breast cancer (OR = 0.35, p < 0.04). Although 97% of all women found mammography painful, only seven (2.5%) said pain would prevent a repeat mammogram.

CONCLUSIONS:

Fear, pain during mammography, subjective indifference, inertia and reliance on physician referrals were identified as barriers to complying with mammographic screening guidelines.
RESUMEN

OBJETIVO:

Menos del cinco por ciento de las mujeres jamaicanas elegibles recibieron mamogramas en 2003. No están claras las determinantes socioculturales y las barreras preceptuales que modulan el comportamiento de pesquisaje en la mujer jamaicana. Buscamos investigar los efectos socioculturales - en particular, el conocimiento y el miedo al procedimiento - sobre la conducta ante el pesquisaje mamográfico en las mujeres jamaicanas.

MÉTODO:

Ciento cuarenta y siete mujeres que asistían a las unidades de imágenes de mamas en el Hospital Universitario de West Indies, y 127 que asistían a Radiology West, fueron entrevistadas a fin de determinar los factores relacionados con su participación en el pesquisaje mamográfico. Se registraron el nivel de conocimientos, los factores de disuasión así como la experiencia durante la mamografía.

RESULTADOS:

La edad promedio ± SD de los participantes fue 51 ± 10.4 años. Ochenta y ocho de las 274 mujeres (32%) recibían un mamograma por primera vez. De estas, las mayores determinantes de la experiencia mamográfico fueron la expectativa de que el procedimiento sería doloroso (OR = 0.08, p < 0.001) y la intensidad del dolor (OR = 1.4, p < 0.030) experimentado durante la mamografía. Hubo 188 mujeres que tuvieron mamografías repetidas. Setenta y siete de estas mujeres tuvieron sus mamografías retrasadas por más de un año. Hubo una asociación significativa entre estar tarde para la mamografía y la percepción de que era necesaria una remisión médica (p < 0.001). Los factores asociados con el mejoramiento de la experiencia mamográfica fueron la intensidad del dolor (OR = 0.84, p < 0.04), el estatus del intervalo de la mamografía previa (OR = 2.24, p = 0.059), y el conocer a alguien con cáncer de mamas (OR = 0.35, p < 0.04). Aunque el 97% de todas las mujeres encontraron la mamografía dolorosa, sólo siete de ellas (2.5%) dijeron que el dolor sería un impedimento para hacerse una nueva mamografía.

CONCLUSIONES:

El miedo, el dolor durante la mamografía, la indiferencia subjetiva, la inercia, y la dependencia de las remisiones médicas, fueron identificadas como los obstáculos que impiden el cumplimiento de las guías para el pesquisaje mamográfico.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Breast Neoplasms / Mass Screening / Cultural Characteristics Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Practice guideline / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: English Caribbean / Jamaica Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Jamaica Institution/Affiliation country: University of the West Indies/JM

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Breast Neoplasms / Mass Screening / Cultural Characteristics Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Practice guideline / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: English Caribbean / Jamaica Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Jamaica Institution/Affiliation country: University of the West Indies/JM