Screening for breast cancer results in early diagnosis of the disease and improves survival. However, increasing participation of women in screening programs is challenging since it is influenced by socioeconomic and cultural factors. This study explores the relationship of socioeconomic and women empowerment factors with breast cancer screening uptakes in the states and union territories of India. We used summary reports of secondary data from all the states and union territories based on the fifth wave of the National Family Health Survey in India. This ecological study compares the uptake of breast cancer screening across states of India. We considered socioeconomic status (SES) and women empowerment status (WES) indicators from the survey as independent variables and state-wise breast cancer screening uptake as dependent variables for studying their association. The determinants of breast cancer screening were calculated using a simple linear regression model. We found that socioec
By Bethany Hoffman
NIMHD s Dr. Rada Dagher said studying health disparities can help tackle issues underlying current health crises in the United States.
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities recently hosted a 2-day online workshop the Role of Work in Health Disparities in the United States to understand and address the role of work as a social determinant that contributes to health disparities.
The multidisciplinary workshop convened experts from the fields of health disparities, population sciences, labor economics, occupational health, epidemiology and organizational sociology and psychology to consider work as a social determinant and to identify priority research areas, potential mechanisms and interventions to address the role of work in health disparities.