Mapping the prevalence of cancer risk factors at the small area level in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer is a significant health issue globally and it is well known that cancer risk varies geographically. However in many countries there are no small area-level data on cancer risk factors with high resolution and complete reach, which hinders the development of targeted prevention strategies.

Methods

Using Australia as a case study, the 2017-2018 National Health Survey was used to generate prevalence estimates for 2221 small areas across Australia for eight cancer risk factor measures covering smoking, alcohol, physical activity, diet and weight. Utilising a recently developed Bayesian two-stage small area estimation methodology, the model incorporated survey-only covariates, spatial smoothing and hierarchical modelling techniques, along with a vast array of sm

SUBMITTER: Hogg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature