The potential of a population register for addressing health inequities: an observational study using data linkage to improve breast cancer screening enrolment and participation in Indigenous Maori women in Aotearoa New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer screening in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) still has persistent inequitable coverage by ethnicity, especially for Indigenous Māori women. This project aimed to undertake systematic data linkage to identify and invite eligible Māori women to participate in breast screening.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional observational study conducted in Northern New Zealand between 1/01/2020 and 30/06/2021. The BreastScreen Aotearoa (BSA) register was linked with the primary care data to identify and invite eligible Māori women (aged 45-69 years) to breast screening, who were not currently enrolled in BSA, and who were enrolled in BSA but had not been screened or overdue for breast screening. Invitations were sent through invitation letters, text messages and phone cal

SUBMITTER: Aye PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11727381 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature