Socioeconomic inequalities in uptake of outreach mammography before and after accessibility improvement of Taiwan's national universal breast cancer screening policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Taiwan implemented the Cancer Screening Quality Improvement Program (CAQIP) in 2010. The program sought to enhance mass breast cancer screening accessibility. This study aimed to examine socioeconomic disparities in outreach screening utilization pre-CAQIP (2005-2009) and post-CAQIP (2010-2014).

Method

We conducted a nationwide population-based observational study in Taiwan, analyzing four population databases to evaluate socioeconomic disparities among women aged 50 to 69 years undergoing their first mammography screening pre-CAQIP. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine changes in utilization of outreach screening pre- and post-CAQIP implementation, and to estimate the Slope Index of Inequity (SII) and Relative Index of Inequity (RII) values.

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SUBMITTER: Shen CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11382483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature