Trends in inequalities in premature cancer mortality by educational level in Colombia, 1998-2007.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a paucity of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality in developing countries. We examined trends in inequalities in cancer mortality by educational attainment in Colombia during a period of epidemiological transition and rapid expansion of health insurance coverage.

Methods

Population mortality data (1998-2007) were linked to census data to obtain age-standardised cancer mortality rates by educational attainment at ages 25-64 years for stomach, cervical, prostate, lung, colorectal, breast and other cancers. We used Poisson regression to model mortality by educational attainment and estimated the contribution of specific cancers to the slope index of inequality in cancer mortality.

Results

We observed large educational inequalities

SUBMITTER: de Vries E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4393795 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature