Lifestyle, socioeconomic status and healthcare seeking among women with gynaecological cancer alarm symptoms: A combined questionnaire-based and register-based population study
BMJ Open Jul 12, 2018
Balasubramaniam K, et al. - A combined questionnaire-based and register-based population study were conducted to ascertain the proportion of contacts to a general practitioner (GP) with recent onset gynaecological cancer alarm symptoms as well as to examine the relationships between lifestyle factors, socioeconomic status and GP contact for these symptoms. Twenty-five thousand, eight hundred sixty-six non-pregnant women ≥20 years completed the survey. Researchers reported that few women contacted their GP with recent onset gynaecological cancer alarm symptoms. It was noted that higher age, being immigrant and higher educational level increased the odds of GP contact. However, no correlations were found with lifestyle factors.
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