ArticleJournal of migration and health2024
Do immigrants know less than natives about cancer screening tests? - the case of Netherlands.
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- Views on HPV-vaccination held by parents of Turkish and Moroccan origin in the Netherlands: an exploratory study using Q-methodology.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Breast cancer in immigrant women in Europe and Italy: epidemiology, disparities, and pathways to equity.Oncology reviews · 2026Review
- Health care use as an aspect of immigrant integration? An analysis of health care cost convergence among new immigrants and natives in Finland.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Migrant women's perception toward cervical and breast cancer screening in Türkiye: a qualitative analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The Netherlands was one of the first countries in Europe to offer breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screening tests free of charge. Yet, a significant share of migrants in the Netherlands forgo the use of these preventive screenings. Qualitative research suggests, that lack of system knowledge on how the healthcare system operates (e.g. age eligibility of cancer screenings), is one factor contributing to this underuse among migrants. However, little is known about the extent to which migrants differ from natives in their system knowledge and about potential causes of this ethnic gap. The contribution of this study is therefore twofold: First, we examine whether migrants in the Netherlands have lower system knowledge regarding cancer screenings than the natives. Second, we examine which factors explain potential ethnic differences in system knowledge between migrants and non-migrants. Method: Using the Longitudinal Internet Study for Social Sciences (LISS), we matched newly collected data on system knowledge about healthcare with Health module (wave 14). To assess the difference in system knowledge among migrants and non-migrants, while taking into account potential selection bias, we applied propensity score matching, one-to-one matching procedure with no replacement. We compared first generation non - Western migrants (FNWM) and second-generation non-western migrants (SNWM) with their most similar non-migrants group regarding their knowledge about breast, colorectal, and cervical screening. A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition with non-matched samples was used to examine which factors can explain the differences in system knowledge among migrants and non-migrants. Results: Our results show that first generation migrants have lower system knowledge about all three screening tests, while second generation migrants differ from non-migrants only with regard to knowledge about breast and colorectal cancer screenings. The ethnic differences found are not caused by personal or social factors such as education or income. Conclusion: We recommend Dutch healthcare policy makes to focus in the strengthen of cancer screening system knowledge among migrant populations in order to increase their participation in these screening programs.
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