Primary health care and cervical cancer mortality rates in Brazil: a longitudinal ecological study
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Cervical cancer is a common neoplasm that is responsible for nearly 230 000 deaths
annually in Brazil. Despite this burden, cervical cancer is considered preventable with appropriate
care. We conducted a longitudinal ecological study from 2002 to 2012 to examine the relationship
between the delivery of preventive primary care and cervical cancer mortality rates in Brazil.
Brazilian states and the federal district were the unit of analysis (N = 27). Results suggest that
primary health care has contributed to reducing cervical cancer mortality rates in Brazil; however,
the full potential of preventive care has yet to be realized.
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Cuidados primários de saúde, Câncer
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Health care quality assessment, Longitudinal studies, Mortality, Primary health care, Uterine cervical neoplasms
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5338880/pdf/jamcm-40-s24.pdf