Objective: To describe the sociodemographic characteristics of women related to resistance\nto breast cancer. Methods: Cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach,\nwhose research took place in the Basic Family Health Units of the municipality\nof Mossor�³. The study included 362 women aged between 40 and 69 years.\nOne used a validated questionnaire with questions divided into five blocks. The data\nwere entered in a spreadsheet, transferred to the SPSS software, and subsequently\ncoded to perform the analysis. The Research Ethics Committee of the State University\nof Rio Grande do Norte, in Opinion No. 356958, approved the project. Results:\nBlack women were two times more likely to be resistant when compared to white\nwomen (OR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.12 - 3.69; p = 0.018). Women who have studied up to\nprimary school 122 (58.1%) were two times more likely to be resistant when compared\nto those 14 (6.7%) who studied up to higher education (OR = 2.69; 95% CI =\n1.31 - 5.48; p = 0.012). Women who had first-degree relatives with breast cancer 153\n(72.9%) were three times more likely to be resistant. Conclusions: The findings show\nthe need for investments in educational practices with a view to public awareness and\nprofessionalsâ�� training to disseminate information regarding tests used in practice\ndirected to womenâ��s health.
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