Socioeconomic determinants of cancer screening utilisation in Latin America: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cancer incidence and mortality in Latin America are rising. While effective cancer screening services, accessible to the whole population and enabling early cancer detection are needed, existing research shows the existence of disparities in screening uptake in the region.

Objective

We conducted a systematic review to investigate the socioeconomic determinants for the disparities in the use of breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening services in Latin America.

Methods

We searched for studies reporting on socioeconomic determinants impacting on access to breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening, published from 2009 through 2018. The studies that qualified for inclusion contained original analyses on utilisation of breast, cervical and color

SUBMITTER: Nuche-Berenguer B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6876872 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature