Inequalities in the use of mammography in Spain: effect of caring for disabled family.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the association between caring for disabled household members and the use of mammography in Spain during the 2 years before the interview.


METHODS
Weighted cross-sectional data from the 2006 National Health Survey in Spain. Using logistic regression models we analyzed the association between the dependent variable and caring for disabled family members.


RESULTS
After adjusting for predisposing, enabling and need determinants of the use of mammography screening, having primary caregiving responsibilities for disabled family members-dependent persons, was associated with a lower probability of having received a mammogram (OR 0.56; 95 % CI 0.32-0.98).


CONCLUSIONS
Although women in Spain have incorporated mammography into their preventive healthcare regimen, inequalities in its use persist in some groups of women such those with primary caregiving responsibilities for disabled family members.
National School of Public Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. bsanz@isciii.es
Belén
B
Sanz-Barbero
Maurice
M
Sopacua
Laura
L
Otero-García
Alfredo
A
Borda-Olivas
María Victoria
MV
Zunzunegui
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain