The Mammography Screening Ratios and and Factors Affecting to Get It Among Primary Care Health Providers

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the factors associated with the status of primary care providers (PCPs) in their participation in the Breast Cancer Screening Program (BCSP) in Antalya. Methods: A total of 572 women participants who were over 40 years old and were working in PCPs, Community Health Center, and Provincial Health Directorate participated in this study. All of the participants were administered a questionnaire investigating their mammography screen status and factors affecting to get a screen. The study was conducted between 1 June 2018 -31 October 2018. A binary logistic regression model (to get a mammography screening or not, as a dependent variable) was used to ascertain if the demographic and lifestyle variables predicted the screening behaviors for breast cancer. Results: Among our participants 56,8% of the had a least one mamography screening. The independent factors to get a mammography were observed as aging (OR=1.27 95% CI: 1.02-1.17) (p<0,001); work place (community health center) (OR=2.67 95% CI: 1.19-5.94) (p<0,001); experience (20-29 years) (OR=13.50 95% CI: 4.35-41.85) (p<0,001) and (>29 years) (OR=5.84 95% CI: 1.26-26.9) (p<0,001); chronic diseases (having more than one) (OR=4.97 95% CI: 2.03-12.18) (p<0,001); family history (first-degree) (OR=2.45 95% CI: 1.48-4.03) (p<0,001) and BMI (OR=1.08 95% CI: 1.02-1.15) (p<0,01). Furthermore, the most reported obstacle to the PCPs was difficulty getting time off from work. Conclusion: This study showed that unfortunately, almost half of the healthcare professionals have not had a mammography. It is think that, it is necessary to motivate PCPs to increase their awareness of practice on cancer screening.