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| Title |
Strategies by civil society organizations for access to breast cancer drugs in the Brazilian Unified National Health System
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| Published in |
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00203413 |
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| Authors |
Aline Scaramussa Deprá, Carlos Dimas Martins Ribeiro, Ivia Maksud |
| Abstract |
This study aims to identify and analyze strategies by civil society organizations working with breast cancer (CSOs) on access to drugs in Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) and the main social actors. A qualitative approach used the snowball technique, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation. Thematic analysis was based on the following categories: access to drugs for breast cancer treatment, relationship between CSOs and government, relationship between CSOs and the pharmaceutical industry, and other strategies used by CSOs. The results showed that civil society organizations have influenced access to drugs for breast cancer in the SUS and that their main strategies have focused on pressuring government at all levels. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry sponsors some CSOs in order to strengthen them and expand its own market. The main difficulties in access to such drugs involve insufficient services, unequal treatment, and inclusion of technology in the SUS. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 15 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 3 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 13% |
| Researcher | 2 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 13% |
| Professor | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 20% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 13% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 27% |