Geographical and spatial variations in bowel cancer screening participation, Australia, 2015-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Participation in bowel cancer screening programs remains poor in many countries. Knowledge of geographical variation in participation rates may help design targeted interventions to improve uptake. This study describes small-area and broad geographical patterns in bowel screening participation in Australia between 2015-2020.

Methods

Publicly available population-level participation data for Australia's National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) were modelled using generalized linear models to quantify screening patterns by remoteness and area-level disadvantage. Bayesian spatial models were used to obtain smoothed estimates of participation across 2,247 small areas during 2019-2020 compared to the national average, and during 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 for compa

SUBMITTER: Dasgupta P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10358922 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature