Associations between Insurance Status, Financial Hardship, and Rurality on Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Mammography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Varying mammography guidelines can serve as a barrier to care. It is unknown how financial hardship, insurance, and rurality are associated with mammography receipt.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used 2023 National Health Interview Survey data. Outcomes included receipt of an American Cancer Society (ACS) or US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline-concordant mammogram. Exposures included report of healthcare-related financial hardship (HRFH), insurance status, and rurality. We estimated ORs and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to assess the interaction between (1) HRFH and insurance status and (2) HRFH and rurality on receipt of an ACS or USPSTF mammogram.

Results

A total of 11,138 women were included who were eligible to receive a mammogram

SUBMITTER: Caston NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12547979 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature