Fig 1.
Theoretical explanatory model of the social determinants of health related to delays in the initiation of colorectal cancer treatment in Brazil.
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Table 1.
Descriptive analysis of time to initiation of colorectal cancer treatment according to individual characteristics and contextual variables. Brazil, by state of residence (n = 65,582).
Fig 2.
Flowchart describing the selection process of colorectal cancer cases from 2013 to 2019 in the Cancer Hospital Registry Integrator.
Fig 3.
Spatial distribution of the proportion of delays in initiating colorectal cancer treatment from 2013 to 2019, by Federative Unit (UF) (n = 65,582).
Table 2.
Prevalence and unadjusted prevalence ratios for delay in the initiation of colorectal cancer treatment among diagnosed but untreated individuals, according to individual characteristics and contextual variables. Brazil, by state of residence (n = 41,838).
Table 3.
Prevalence and unadjusted prevalence ratios for delay in the initiation of colorectal cancer treatment among individuals who arrived without diagnosis and without treatment, according to individual characteristics and contextual variables. Brazil, by state of residence (n = 23,744).
Table 4.
Multilevel analysis of individual characteristics and contextual variables for delay in initiating colorectal cancer treatment among individuals aged 18 to 99 years diagnosed but not treated between 2013 and 2019. Brazil, by state of residence (n = 41,838).
Table 5.
Multilevel analysis of individual characteristics and contextual variables for delay in initiating colorectal cancer treatment among individuals aged 18 to 99 years undiagnosed and untreated between 2013 and 2019. Brazil, by state of residence (n = 23,744).