Socioeconomic inequalities in uptake of outreach mammography before and after accessibility improvement of Taiwan’s national universal breast cancer screening policy

Autor: Cheng-Ting Shen, Hui-Min Hsieh, Yu-Hsiang Tsao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
Předmět:
Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19896-7
Popis: Abstract Background Taiwan implemented the Cancer Screening Quality Improvement Program (CAQIP) in 2010. The program sought to enhance mass breast cancer screening accessibility. This study aimed to examine socioeconomic disparities in outreach screening utilization pre-CAQIP (2005–2009) and post-CAQIP (2010–2014). Method We conducted a nationwide population-based observational study in Taiwan, analyzing four population databases to evaluate socioeconomic disparities among women aged 50 to 69 years undergoing their first mammography screening pre-CAQIP. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine changes in utilization of outreach screening pre- and post-CAQIP implementation, and to estimate the Slope Index of Inequity (SII) and Relative Index of Inequity (RII) values. Results Utilization of outreach screening through mobile mammography units (MMUs) increased from 6.12 to 32.87% between the two periods. Following CAQIP, a higher proportion of screened women were older, less educated, and from suburban or rural areas. The SII and RII for age, income, and urbanization levels decreased post-CAQIP. However, regarding education level, SII was − 0.592 and RII was 0.392 in the pre-CAQIP period, increasing to -0.173 and 0.804 post-CAQIP, respectively. Conclusions Our study observed that utilization of outreach screening through MMUs increased after CAQIP. The MMUs made outreach screening services more accessible in Taiwan. Expanding outreach screening services and educational programs to promote mammography uptake in local communities could help reduce the potential effect of socioeconomic disparities, and thus may enhance early detection of breast cancer. Further study could focus on the accessibility of outreach screening and breast cancer outcomes.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
Externí odkaz:
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje