title: [Factors associated with prostate cancer screening: a population-based study].
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of prostate cancer screening among men aged 50 years or older based on socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related behavioral variables and the presence of morbidity. A population-based cross-sectional study was performed. The following factors were associated with failure to undergo screening: age under 70 years; less than eight years of schooling; per capita household income less than one-half the minimum wage; not having diabetes; lack of visual impairment; and lack of visit to the dentist in the previous year. The Brazilian public healthcare system accounted for 41% of the reported prostate cancer screening tests. According to the present study, despite controversy over the effectiveness of digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen for detecting prostate cancer, a significant portion of the male population has been undergoing these tests, the access to which displays significant socioeconomic inequalities.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126, Campinas, SP, Brazil. vivimaelamorim@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vivian Mae Schmidt Lima
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: Chester Luiz Galvão
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: César
authors.forename: Moisés
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldbaum
authors.forename: Luana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carandina
authors.forename: Maria Cecília Goi Porto
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors