Determinants of cancer screening awareness and participation among Indonesian women.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Cancer screening awareness and participation may be lower in low- and middle-income countries that lack established national screening programmes compared with those that do. We evaluated potential determinants of awareness about and participation in breast and cervical cancer screening, and breast self-examination (BSE) in women using survey data from Indonesia. METHODS:From the fifth Indonesian Family Life Survey (2014-2015), a total of 5397 women aged 40 and older without any history of cancer who responded to questionnaires concerning Pap smears, mammography, and BSE were included. Multilevel modelling was used to assess potential determinants in relation to awareness about Pap smears and mammography, and participation in Pap smears and BSE practice. Multivariable analyses w

SUBMITTER: Anwar SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5838961 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature