Understanding no-show behaviour for cervical cancer screening appointments among hard-to-reach women in Bogota, Colombia: A mixed-methods approach.

ABSTRACT: The global burden of cervical cancer remains a concern and higher early mortality rates are associated with poverty and limited health education. However, screening programs continue to face implementation challenges, especially in developing country contexts. In this study, we use a mixed-methods approach to understand the reasons for no-show behaviour for cervical cancer screening appointments among hard-to-reach low-income women in Bogotá, Colombia. In the quantitative phase, individual attendance probabilities are predicted using administrative records from an outreach program (N = 23384) using both LASSO regression and Random Forest methods. In the qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews are analysed to understand patient perspectives (N = 60). Both inductive and deductive codin

SUBMITTER: Barrera Ferro D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9307170 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature