Tailored recruitment interventions to improve bowel cancer screening in Arabic and Mandarin speaking groups: Modelled cost-effectiveness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective bowel cancer screening is freely available in Australia, however, there are inequities in utilisation amongst non-English speakers at home. This study estimates the health impacts and cost-effectiveness of recruitment interventions targeted at Arabic and Mandarin speaking populations in Victoria, Australia to increase bowel cancer screening participation.

Methods

A Markov microsimulation model simulated the development of bowel cancer, considering National Bowel Cancer Screening Program participation rates. Culturally specific recruitment interventions e.g., community education and tailored paid media for 50-74-year-olds were compared to usual practice. A cost-utility analysis was conducted over a 50-year time horizon from a healthcare perspective, to es

SUBMITTER: Lal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563420 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature