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Effect of an organised screening program on socioeconomic inequalities in mammography practice, knowledge and attitudes

Published inInternational Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 17, no. 1, 95
Publication date2018
Abstract

Breast cancer stands as the leading cause of cancer related mortality in women worldwide. Mammography screening has the potential to improve prognosis by reducing stage at diagnosis. Socioeconomic inequalities in mammography cancer screening have been widely reported. The influence of organised programs on socioeconomic disparities regarding mammography screening is to date unclear. We aimed to investigate the impact of an organised regional screening program on socioeconomic inequalities in terms of the uptake, knowledge and attitudes towards mammography screening.

Keywords
  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Early Detection of Cancer/statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge
  • Attitudes
  • Practice
  • Health Promotion/organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Income
  • Linear Models
  • Mammography/statistics & numerical data
  • Middle Aged
  • Social Class
  • Switzerland
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RELECOM, Allan, ARZEL, Béatrice, PERNEGER, Thomas. Effect of an organised screening program on socioeconomic inequalities in mammography practice, knowledge and attitudes. In: International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018, vol. 17, n° 1, p. 95. doi: 10.1186/s12939-018-0811-3
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Journal ISSN1475-9276
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