Elaine Douglas|Jo Waller|Stephen W. Duffy|Jane Wardle
Socioeconomic inequalities in breast and cervical screening coverage in England: are we closing the gap?
University College London|University College London|Queen Mary University of London|University College London
objective health policy uk committed tackling inequalities cancer screening participation examined whether socioeconomic inequalities breast cervical cancer screening participation england reduced five years methods crosssectional analyses compared cervical breast screening coverage 20078 201213 primary care trusts pcts england relation arealevel income deprivation results start end five year period socioeconomic inequalities screening coverage breast cervical screening inequalities highest breast screening time coverage gap highest lowest quintiles income deprivation significantly reduced breast screening 123 83 percentage points cervical screening 53 49 percentage points conclusions efforts reduce screening inequalities appear resulted significant improvement equitable delivery breast screening although cervical screening work needed understand differences see whether broader lessons learned reduction inequalities breast screening participation