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The importance of socio-economic variables in cancer screening participation: A comparison between population-based and opportunistic screening in the EU-15

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  • Walsh, Brendan
  • Silles, Mary
  • O'Neill, Ciarán

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Objectives To investigate differences in participation with breast and cervical cancer screening related to individual socio-economic characteristics, across population-based versus opportunistic screening programmes.Methods Data from Eurobarometer 66.2 "Health in the European Union" 2006 on self-reported breast and cervical cancer screening participation in the preceding 12 months within the EU 15 was obtained The sample was restricted to those eligible for screening based on the screening age within each country. Observations for 2214 and 5025 individuals respectively for breast and cervical cancer screening were available. Data on marital status, self-reported health, socio-economic group and years of education were also available. Screening programmes were categorised as population-based or opportunistic and logistic regression analysis used to examine the relationship between participation, individual characteristics and programme type.Results Differences in participation related to socio-economic status were observed in opportunistic screening programmes for breast cancer (ORÂ =Â 0.63* and ORÂ =Â 0.51**) and cervical cancer (ORÂ =Â 0.75** and ORÂ =Â 0.64**). Differences related to socio-economic characteristics were not found with respect to participation in population-based programmes.Conclusions In opportunistic programmes, differences in participation across socio-economic groups are evident in respect of both breast and cervical cancer screening. These differences may have implications for treatment and outcomes across socio-economic groups. Such differences were not evident in population-based programmes.

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  • Walsh, Brendan & Silles, Mary & O'Neill, Ciarán, 2011. "The importance of socio-economic variables in cancer screening participation: A comparison between population-based and opportunistic screening in the EU-15," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 101(3), pages 269-276, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:101:y:2011:i:3:p:269-276
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