Is Canadian women’s breast cancer screening behaviour associated with having a family doctor?

[摘要] OBJECTIVE To assess whether regular care from a family physician is associated with regular participation in screening mammography.DESIGN Secondary analysis of the 2006 Canadian Community Health Survey data.SETTING Canada.PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectional sample of 15 195 Canadian women aged 50 to 69 years.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The outcome of interest was screening mammography within the past 2 years; the key explanatory factor was active interaction with a family physician. Control factors included sociodemographic characteristics, other cancer screening behaviour, and other cancer risk habits.RESULTS Active interaction with a regular family doctor doubled the odds that a woman had received a recent screening mammogram. Other cancer screening and preventive measures were also strongly associated with that outcome. A woman who had had a recent Papanicolaou test was more than 3 times as likely to have had a recent mammogram; nonsmokers were much more likely to have had a recent mammogram than smokers.CONCLUSION Adults who receive regular care from family physicians are more likely to participate in screening mammography within the recommended time frames.

[学科分类] 卫生学

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