{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Mai TTX"],"funding":["National Cancer Center"],"pagination":["1034-1040"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6192887"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["59(9)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Purpose</h4>This study aimed to investigate inequalities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in Korea and trends therein using the slope index of inequality (SII) and relative index of inequality (RII) across income and education groups.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Data from the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey, an annually conducted, nationwide cross-sectional survey, were utilized. A total of 17174 men and women aged 50 to 74 years were included for analysis. Prior experience with CRC screening was defined as having either a fecal occult blood test within the past year or a lifetime colonoscopy. CRC screening rates and annual percentage changes (APCs) were evaluated. Then, SII and RII were calculated to assess inequality in CRC screening for each survey year.<h4>Result"],"journal":["Yonsei medical journal"],"pubmed_title":["Socioeconomic Inequalities in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Korea, 2005-2015: After the Introduction of the National Cancer Screening Program."],"pmcid":["PMC6192887"],"funding_grant_id":["1610401","NCCRI.NCCI 52210-52211, 2018"],"pubmed_authors":["Mai TTX","Oh JK","Cho H","Lee EY","Choi E","Jun JK","Ki M","Lee YY","Kim Y","Suh M","Park B","Choi KS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Socioeconomic Inequalities in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Korea, 2005-2015: After the Introduction of the National Cancer Screening Program.","description":"<h4>Purpose</h4>This study aimed to investigate inequalities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in Korea and trends therein using the slope index of inequality (SII) and relative index of inequality (RII) across income and education groups.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Data from the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey, an annually conducted, nationwide cross-sectional survey, were utilized. A total of 17174 men and women aged 50 to 74 years were included for analysis. Prior experience with CRC screening was defined as having either a fecal occult blood test within the past year or a lifetime colonoscopy. CRC screening rates and annual percentage changes (APCs) were evaluated. Then, SII and RII were calculated to assess inequality in CRC screening for each survey year.<h4>Result","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Nov","modification":"2025-04-04T11:22:21.51Z","creation":"2019-03-27T00:05:12Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6192887","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30328317"],"doi":["10.3349/ymj.2018.59.9.1034"]}}