Determinants of mammography screening participation-a cross-sectional analysis of the German population-based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We investigated the association between social inequality and participation in a mammography screening program (MSP). Since the German government offers mammography screening free of charge, any effect of social inequality on participation should be due to educational status and not due to the financial burden.

Methods

The 'Gutenberg Health Study' is a cohort study in the Rhine-Main-region, Germany. A health check-up was performed, and questions about medical history, health behavior, including secondary prevention such as use of mammography, and social status are included. Two indicators of social inequality (equivalence income and educational status), an interaction term of these two, and different covariables were used to explore an association in different logist

SUBMITTER: Pokora RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9534433 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature