Considerations for conducting epidemiologic case-control studies of cancer in developing countries
Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
; 25(1),1991 ilus
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ABSTRACT
The challenges involved in conducting epidemiologic studies of cancer in developing countries can be and often are unique. This article reports on our experience in performing a case-control study of invasive cervical cancer in four Latin American countries (Colombia, Panama, Mexico, and Costa Rica), the summary medical results of which have been published in a previous issue of this journal. The study involved a number of principal activities- mainly selecting, conducting interviews with, and obtaining appropriate biologic specimenes from 759 cervical cancer patients, 1,467 matched female controls, and 689 male sex partners of monogamous female subjects. This presentation provides an overview of the planning and methods used to select the subjects, conduct the survey work, and obtain complete and effectively unbiased data. It also points out some of the important advantages and disadvantages of working in developing areas similar to those serving as locales for this study
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Database:
PAHO-IRIS
Main subject:
Panama
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Case-Control Studies
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Developing Countries
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Mexico
Type of study:
Observational study
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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South America
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Mexico
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Panama
Year:
1991
Document type:
Article