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0120/2026 - Healthy behavior and breast cancer screening: differences between Brazilian and English women
Comportamento saudável e rastreamento de câncer de mama: diferenças entre brasileiras e inglesas

Author:

• Tauana Prestes Schmidt - Schmidt, TP - <tauana.prestes@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9055-0588

Co-author(s):

• Cesar Messias de Oliveira - Oliveira, CM - <c.oliveira@ucl.ac.uk>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-4762
• Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider - Schneider, IJC - <ione.jayce@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6339-7832


Abstract:

Adherence to screening may be related to healthy behaviors. Objective: To investigate the association between adherence to breast cancer screening and healthy behaviors among Brazilian and English women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Elderly Health (ELSI-Brazil) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). The outcome was adherence to mammographic screening, and the exposures were healthy behaviors. Associations were estimated using crude and adjusted Poisson regression models, performed in Stata16.1. Results: A total of 3,484 Brazilian women were included, of whom 62.6% adhered to screening recommendations, and 2,409 English women, with 64.7% adhered. Adequate consumption of fruit and vegetables was associated with undergoing mammography in both populations, even after adjusting for all behaviors. Among Brazilian women, being a former smoker and never having smoked also increased the prevalence of screening adherence. Conclusion: Healthy behaviors were associated with greater adherence to mammographic screening in the contexts analyzed. In English women, there was less differentiation in the associations for some behaviors, possibly related to organized screening programs. The findings highlight the importance of strategies that integrate mammographic screening with the promotion of healthy habits.

Keywords:

Tracking programs. Breast cancer. Healthy Lifestyle. Epidemiology. Women's health.

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Healthy behavior and breast cancer screening: differences between Brazilian and English women


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Schmidt, TP, Oliveira, CM, Schneider, IJC. Healthy behavior and breast cancer screening: differences between Brazilian and English women. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2026/May). [Citado em 25/09/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/healthy-behavior-and-breast-cancer-screening-differences-between-brazilian-and-english-women/20018



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