ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2014
Changes in the magnitude of social inequality in the uptake of cervical cancer screening in Taiwan, a country implementing a population-based organized screening program.
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- Cancer screening as a double-edged sword: short-term cost surge and cross-sectional expenditure patterns among urban retirees in Jiangsu, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic inequalities in uptake of outreach mammography before and after accessibility improvement of Taiwan's national universal breast cancer screening policy.BMC public health · 2024Observational
- Did the Expansion of Insurance Coverage for Oral Health Reduce Self-reported Oral Health Inequalities in Korea? Results of Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis, 2007-2015.Journal of epidemiology · 2020Article
- Forgone Health and Economic Benefits Associated with Socioeconomic Differences in Organized Cervical Cancer Screening.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019Article
- Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening among Women in Korea, 2005-2015.Yonsei medical journal · 2018Article
- An equity analysis of health examination service utilization by women from underdeveloped areas in western China.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionWe sought to examine changes in the magnitude of social inequality in the uptake of cervical cancer screening between 2001 and 2009 in Taiwan.
methodsWe used data from the 2001 and 2009 Taiwan National Health Interview Surveys to calculate the absolute (slope of index of inequality, SII) and relative (relative index of inequality, RII) summary measures of social inequality in the uptake of Pap smear tests to indicate the magnitude of social inequality.
resultsThe prevalence of having had a Pap smear during the previous 3 years increased in each age and socioeconomic group from 2001 to 2009. The SII and RII by urbanization and education level decreased significantly, while the SII and RII by income level increased significantly between the two study years. The largest increase in inequality of prevalence from 2001 to 2009 was between women living in suburban and rural areas with highest income level and women live in metropolitan areas with lowest income level.
conclusionsThe changes in magnitude of social inequality in the uptake of cervical cancer screening differed by indicators of socioeconomic position. Further studies are needed to explore the mechanisms that result in social inequality by different indicators of socioeconomic position.
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