title: [Correct utilization of breast cancer detection techniques in Mexican women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identify the characteristics associated with correct utilization of self examination (SE), clinical exam (CE) and mammography (MA) for breast cancer (BC) early detection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interviews were undertaken with 1 030 Mexican women (n=1 030), 20 to 88 years of age, regarding their reproductive and sociodemographic characteristics. An index of correct utilization was constructed based on the form and frequency practice of those techniques.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of correct utilization of SE was 11% and 5.4% for CE. Further, 7.6% of women 40-49 years of age with 2 or more BC risk factors had MA during the two years prior to the interview, and for 31.6% among women ≥50 years of age the MA was annually. The main determinant of MA utilization was having financial protection from either IMSS, ISSSTE or Seguro Popular.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is necessary to improve the correct utilization of BC detection techniques in Mexico.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Lizbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López-Carrillo
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Torres-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanco-Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Raúl U
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ramírez
authors.affiliation: Harvard Global Equity Initiative, Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos de América.
authors.forename: Felicia Marie
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Knaul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult