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SUMMARY
Introduction:
real public health problem. To cope with it, the Ministry of Health, in partnership with
the Lalla Salma foundation for prevention and treatment of cancer, developed in 2009
a national plan for prevention and control of cancer, one of whose priority
components is the national program for early detection of breast cancer.
Its testing is the clinical breast examination which takes place at the level I of the
continuum of care. These activities are integrated in those of reproductive health.
After 3 years of presence in the region of Casablanca, this program has variations in
implementation and coverage in various prefectural delegations.
Objectives of this study: To evaluate the national program for early detection of
breast cancer in the region of Casablanca, identify the influence of contextual factors
that could explain variations in its degree of implementation. In addition, determine
the degree of adherence of the target women and the contribution of associations
supporting this program.
Methodology: We conducted an evaluative, synthetic and multiple case research
with nested levels of analysis from early April to late May 2014. We used a mixed
method: quantitative using a questionnaire that was tested and self-administrated to
care providers and qualitative using semi-directive and individual interviews with
managers and civil society actors, group interviews with women targeted, non-
participant observations and document review. We used a descriptive analysis of
quantitative data and a content analysis for qualitative data followed by a
triangulation.
Study results: The extent of implementation of the program has been mainly linked
to the implementation of activities for early detection of breast cancer. In level I:
68,7% of health care providers practice clinical breast examination for women aged
from 45 to 69 years, 88,9% of health care providers practice clinical breast examination
for women with family history of breast cancer. In level II: 57, 1 % of radiologists
practice mammography for their patients, 76,4 % of gynecologists practice tumor
biopsy and 58, 8 % of them refer patients with breast cancer to oncology center.
Contextual factors that influenced the degree of implementation of the program are
represented by the impeding factors mainly constituted by the quantitative and