Exposure to mass media chronic health campaign messages and the uptake of non-communicable disease screening in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: The main goal of this study was to examine the relationship between exposure to mass media health campaign massages and the uptake of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) screening services in Ghana and whether this relationship differs by place of residence. Available evidence suggests a general low uptake of NCDs screening in developing country settings. Unfortunately, many NCDs evolve very slowly and are consequently difficult to detect early especially in situations where people do not screen regularly and in settings where awareness is low. In this study, we contribute to understanding the potential role of the media in scaling up NCDs screening in developing countries. We fitted multivariate logistic regression models to a sample of 1337 individual surveys which were collected at the nei

SUBMITTER: Konkor I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11142513 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature