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[Participation of the immigrant population in breast cancer screening in Tarragona, Spain]
Lamiaa Laroussy1, Alberto Ameijide2, Francina Saladié2
1Departament de Ciències Mèdiques, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
Objective:
To evaluate the differences between autochthonous and allochthonous women's participation in a breast cancer screening programme.
Method:
Retrospective study based on data from the Breast Cancer Screening Programme of the province of Tarragona (2008-2015). The sample is the target population of the programme with known country of origin.
Results:
Cohort of 40,824 women. Allochthonous women participate less than autochthonous women (41.8% vs. 72.3%) although they have a similar global detection rate to the latter but with differences according to the human development index of their country of origin. Both groups present similar tumour stages on detection (p=.59).
Conclusions:
Strategies specifically aimed at the immigrant population are required to improve their participation in breast cancer screening.
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