Research Article

Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population

Volume: 14 Number: 3 September 20, 2020
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Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the risk factors and the results of the community-based screening program of the women who attended the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening, and Education Center between 2005-2011. Methods: This study was planned on a descriptive design. Data of the women who attend to cancer screening center between 2005-2011 years for breast cancer and cervical cancer screening program were collected retrospectively and evaluated. Incomplete forms were excluded. Results: Research has been completed by the records of 3162 women. The age of the study group was between 25-69 years old. The majority of them has been educated for 5 years and/or less, or not educated (89%), more than one-third of patients had more than four birth (38%), the breastfeeding rate was high (93.6%), the oral contraceptive drugs and HRT medication usage ratios were low (7.2%, 7.2%), respectively), the smoking rate was low (14.9%). The number of women who consulted for cervix cancer screening was 215 in 2008 and 142 for breast cancer screening; by the end of June 2011. Those numbers increased to 1271 and 1012, respectively. Conclusion: Community-based cancer screening programs are much more successful to reach the target population although single women, LGBT individuals, “working class” are still the missing parts of the puzzle.

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Thanks

The authors would like to thank the public health directorate for their permission to evaluate data and Simon Edward Mumford for his great contribution in editing the language of the manuscript

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Primary Health Care

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 20, 2020

Submission Date

March 11, 2020

Acceptance Date

April 28, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 14 Number: 3

APA
Gokdemir, O., & Kartal, M. (2020). Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 14(3), 368-376. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.696263
AMA
1.Gokdemir O, Kartal M. Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population. TJFMPC. 2020;14(3):368-376. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.696263
Chicago
Gokdemir, Ozden, and Mehtap Kartal. 2020. “Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 14 (3): 368-76. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.696263.
EndNote
Gokdemir O, Kartal M (September 1, 2020) Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 14 3 368–376.
IEEE
[1]O. Gokdemir and M. Kartal, “Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population”, TJFMPC, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 368–376, Sept. 2020, doi: 10.21763/tjfmpc.696263.
ISNAD
Gokdemir, Ozden - Kartal, Mehtap. “Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 14/3 (September 1, 2020): 368-376. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.696263.
JAMA
1.Gokdemir O, Kartal M. Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population. TJFMPC. 2020;14:368–376.
MLA
Gokdemir, Ozden, and Mehtap Kartal. “Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 14, no. 3, Sept. 2020, pp. 368-76, doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.696263.
Vancouver
1.Ozden Gokdemir, Mehtap Kartal. Community-Based Screening: Reaching The Target Population. TJFMPC. 2020 Sep. 1;14(3):368-76. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.696263

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