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. 2022 May 12;8(5):e09410.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09410. eCollection 2022 May.

A cross-sectional study of the socio-demographic and epidemiological factors associated with childhood cancer in Cali, Colombia

Jiménez Urrego Ángela María  1 , Calero-Flórez Mario  2 , Hernandez-Carrillo Mauricio  3 , Gutierrez-Posso Ana Gisset  4 , Holguín Ruiz Jorge Alirio  5 , Perlaza-Peláez Guillermo  6 , Botero-Carvajal Alejandro  7
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A cross-sectional study of the socio-demographic and epidemiological factors associated with childhood cancer in Cali, Colombia

Jiménez Urrego Ángela María et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

This study investigates the occurrence of childhood cancer between the years 2015 and 2016 in the city of Cali, Colombia, with respect to: a) sociodemographic characteristics, b) type of cancer, c) epidemiological weeks of cancer and d) comparative survival according to health system affiliation by consolidating the records notified to the municipal health secretariat. Statistically significant differences were found between the groups analysed in relation to the variables related to the type of cancer (p = 0.006). With respect to the proportion of cancer mortality between the years 2015-2016 there was no significant change, even though survival increased in the year 2016. The implications for collective health and public policies in Latin America are discussed.

Keywords: Adolescent; Child; Child mortality; Neoplasms; Preschooler.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Trend in the number of reported cases of cancer in children under 18 years of age according to the year and epidemiological week of the report. Cali, 2015 and 2016.
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Figure 2
Cancer survival curve in children under 18 years of age according to the year of notification, comparative according to health system affiliation. Cali-Colombia, 2015 and 2016.
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Figure 3
Cancer survival curve in children under 18 years of age according to the year of notification, comparative according to type of cancer. Cali-Colombia, 2015 and 2016.
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Figure 4
Distribution by type of cancer. Children under 18 years of age according to year of notification. Cali-Colombia, 2015 and 2016.
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