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March 25, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Individual and contextual factors associated with breast cancer screening in Brazil

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STSabrina Daros TiensoliUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisMFMariana Santos Felisbino-MendesUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisARAmanda Maria de Sousa RomeiroUniversidade Federal de Goiás

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis uncovers individual and contextual factors impacting breast cancer screening in Brazil, highlighting inequalities.

Key Points

  • To examine the individual and contextual factors associated with breast cancer screening in Brazil.
  • Cross-sectional analysis from the Brazilian National Health Survey (PNS)
  • Sample of 8,682 women aged 50 to 69 from five geopolitical regions
  • Used multilevel logistic regression to estimate odds ratios
  • Higher education levels and health insurance positively associated with screening
  • Living with a partner, being overweight, practicing physical activity, and no tobacco use also linked to screening
  • States with higher human development index and social development index showed more mammography examinations

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Tiensoli et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37b41b34aaaeb1a67d88ehttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25385-2
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