Regional Variations and Inequalities in Testing for Early Detection of Breast and Cervical Cancer: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey in India
The lower uptake of BC examination and CC testing and the marked inequalities underscore the need for targeted interventions to improve access and utilization of testing services, especially among lower-educated women, and those in rural areas.
Authors
- Md. Shafiur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-6807)
- Rei Haruyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-2611)
- Stuart Gilmour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6556-0995)
- Sarah Krull Abe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3991-2739)
- Md. Rashedul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3568-0870)
- Ravi Mehrotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9453-1408)
- Tomohiro Matsuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7311-1233)
- Manami Inoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1276-2398)
- Md. Mahfuzur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1018-8732)
- Gauravi Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0154-7302)
- Abhishek Shankar
- Atul Budukh
Institutions
- Hitotsubashi University (JP)
- Homi Bhabha National Institute (IN)
- Tata Memorial Hospital (IN)
- St. Luke's International University (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- DR. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Kanagawa University of Human Services (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.je20240065
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57