Reorganization of secondary and tertiary health care levels: impact on the outcomes of oral cancer screening in the São Paulo State, Brazil


Autoria(s): Almeida, Fernanda Campos Sousa de; Cazal, Claudia; Pucca Júnior, Gilberto Alfredo; Silva, Dorival Pedroso da; Frias, Antônio Carlos; Araujo, Maria Ercilia de
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

04/11/2013

04/11/2013

2012

Resumo

This study presents the strategies for prevention and early detection of oral cancer by means of screening in the elderly population of São Paulo, the richest and the most populous state of Brazil. This research was a retrospective longitudinal study based on the analysis of secondary data. The variables - number of participating cities, coverage of screening, and number of suspicious and confirmed cases of oral cancer - were divided into two periods: 2001-2004 and 2005-2008. Data were analyzed statistically by the chi-square test at 5% significance level. The implementation of a nationwide public oral health policy in 2004 and the reorganization of the secondary and tertiary health care were evaluated as mediator factors able to interfere in the achieved outcomes. From 2001 to 2008, 2,229,273 oral examinations were performed. There was an addition of 205 participating cities by the end of the studied period (p<0.0001). The coverage of oral cancer screening increased from 4.1% to 16% (p<0.0001). There was a decrease in the number of suspicious lesions (from 9% in 2005 to 5% in 2008) (p<0.0001) and in the rate of confirmed oral cancer cases per 100,000 examinations (from 20.89 in 2001 to 10.40 in 2008) (p<0.0001). After 8 years of screening, there was a decrease in the number of suspicious lesions and confirmed cases of oral cancer in the population. The reorganization of secondary and tertiary health care levels of oral care seems to have contributed to modify these numbers, having a positive impact on the outcomes of oral cancer screening in the São Paulo State.

Identificador

Braz. Dent. J.,v.23,n.3,p.241-245,2012

0103-6440

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/39278

10.1590/S0103-64402012000300010

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-64402012000300010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-64402012000300010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

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Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Fundação Odontológica de Ribeirão Preto

Relação

Brazilian Dental Journal

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #oral neoplasms #public health #public policy #campaign #screening
Tipo

article

original article