Never and under cervical cancer screening in Switzerland and Belgium: trends and inequalities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on inequalities in cervical cancer screening (CCS) participation has overlooked the distinction between 'never-' and 'under-screeners' while different socioeconomic and demographic determinants may underlie 'non-' and 'under-' screening participation. This study examines socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in never and under CCS participation. We compare cross-national prevalence and trends among these two groups in Switzerland and Belgium, two countries with similar opportunistic CCS strategy but different healthcare systems.

Methods

Data on 38,806 women aged 20-70 from the Swiss Health Interview Survey (1992-2012) and 19,019 women aged 25-64 from the Belgian Health Interview Survey (1997-2013), both population-based cross-sectional nationally rep

SUBMITTER: Jolidon V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542418 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature