Language as a barrier to colorectal cancer screening in flanders: an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite its potential with regard to the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC), participation in the organized CRC screening programme of the Belgian region of Flanders is suboptimal. The role of language discordance as a determinant of screening participation in Europe is poorly understood, despite being identified as a potential barrier in qualitative and non-European studies.

Methods

In an ecological study analysing data on the level of Flemish municipalities (n = 300) from 2016 to 2021, we investigated whether the proportion of non-Dutch speakers at home is correlated with the response rate to CRC screening programme invitations and/or the total CRC screening coverage using multiple linear regression. We also performed Kruskal-Wallis tests

SUBMITTER: Van den Bergh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11934783 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature