Explaining socioeconomic inequality in cervical cancer screening uptake in Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical cancer is a prevalent public health concern and is among the leading causes of death among women globally. Malawi has the second highest cervical cancer prevalence and burden in the world. Due to the cervical cancer burden, the Malawi government scaled up national cancer screening services in 2011, which are free for all women. This paper is the first study to examine the socioeconomic inequality in cervical cancer screening uptake using concentration indices, in Malawi. Furthermore, it decomposes the concentration index to examine how each factor contributes to the level of inequality in the uptake of cervical cancer screening.

Methods

The data used in this paper were obtained from the nationally representative Malawi Population HIV Impact Assessment (MP

SUBMITTER: Chirwa GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9295286 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature