Breast screening participation and retention among immigrants and nonimmigrants in British Columbia: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT: Breast cancer screening programs operate across Canada providing mammography to women in target age groups with the goal of reducing breast cancer mortality through early detection of tumors. Disparities in breast screening participation among socio-demographic groups, including immigrants, have been reported in Canada. Our objectives were to: (1) assess breast screening participation and retention among immigrant and nonimmigrant women in British Columbia (BC), Canada; and (2) to characterize factors associated with screening among screening-age recent immigrant women in BC. We examined 2 population-based cohorts of women eligible for breast screening participation (537 783 women) and retention (281 052 women) using linked health and immigration data. Breast screening rates were presented

SUBMITTER: Woods RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6089191 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature