Revisiting the Effects of Organized Mammography Programs on Inequalities in Breast Screening Uptake: A Multilevel Analysis of Nationwide Data From 1997 to 2017.

ABSTRACT: This study revisits the effects of mammography screening programs on inequalities in breast screening uptake in Switzerland. The progressive introduction of regional mammography programs by 12 out of the 26 Swiss cantons (regions) since 1999 offers an opportunity to perform an ecological quasi-experimental study. We examine absolute income and marital status inequalities in mammography uptake, and whether the cantons' implementation of mammography programs moderate these inequalities, as previous research has devoted little attention to this. We use five waves of the Swiss Health Interview Survey covering the 1997-2017 period and comprising data on 14,267 women aged 50-70. Both up-to-date and ever-screening outcomes are analyzed with multilevel models which assess the mammography programs'

SUBMITTER: Jolidon V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8858931 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature