Breast screening attendance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in the Northern Territory of Australia.

CONCLUSIONS: Factors associated with fewer visits to screening were similar for both groups of women, except for language which was significant only for Indigenous women, and remoteness which was significant only for non-Indigenous women. Implications for public health: Health communication in Indigenous languages may be key in encouraging participation and retaining Indigenous women in BreastScreen; improving access for remote-living non-Indigenous women should also be addressed.
PMID: 31268228 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - July 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tapia KA, Garvey G, McEntee MF, Rickard M, Lydiard L, Brennan PC Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research