Socio‐Economic Inequalities in Beliefs About Cancer and its Causes: Evidence From two Population Surveys
Socio-economic inequalities in beliefs about cancer are robust and multidimensional and indicate worse preparedness to act against the disease among lower socio-economic groups. Differences in beliefs about disease outcomes and causes are likely one of the multiple contributors to cancer disparities and should be targeted and monitored in prevention efforts.
Authors
- Dunia Garrido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9603-961X)
- Carolina Espina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6848-4687)
- Andrés Catena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0775-5751)
- Rocío García‐Retamero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9140-8519)
- M. Rueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2903-8745)
- Sergio Iván Galicia Pacheco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6613-4685)
- Laura Costas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2755-302X)
- Miguel Rodríguez‐Barranco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9972-9779)
- Dafina Petrova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0346-6776)
- María‐José Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4817-0757)
- Lyda Mayerly Salazar Sánchez
Institutions
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (ES)
- Institut Català d'Oncologia (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
- Andalusian School of Public Health (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psycho-Oncology
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70035
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26
Funders
- Fundación Científica Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- Universidad de Granada
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación