Population-based mammography screening attendance in Sweden 2017–2018: A cross-sectional register study to assess the impact of sociodemographic factors
The Breast Jun 05, 2021
Lagerlund M, et al. - A population-based mammography screening program for women aged 40–74 was implemented in Sweden. In this study, the correlation between mammography screening attendance and sociodemographic factors was examined in 15 of Sweden's 21 health care regions. Researchers obtained register-based information on all mammography screening invitations and attendance during 2017 and 2018, and linked them to individual-level sociodemographic data from Statistics Sweden. Nearly 1.5 million women (aged 40–75) comprised the study population, with an overall screening attendance of 81.3%. The odds of attending were noted to be lowest for women living without a partner, low-income women, and non-Nordic women born in Europe. Women whose main source of income was social assistance or benefits, those not owning their home, and those with low level of education were the other groups with lower odds of attending. Having multiple low attendance risk factors further reduced the odds of attending.
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