The impact of individual and contextual socioeconomic factors on colorectal cancer screening adherence in Turin, Italy: a multilevel analysis

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 1235 - 11
• Main Authors: Rousset, Stefano, Strippoli, Elena, Senore, Carlo, Spadea, Teresa, Calcagno, Marco, Zengarini, Nicolás, Ferrante, Gianluigi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.04.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Analysis; Breast cancer; Cancer; Cancer screening; Care and treatment; Censuses; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal carcinoma; Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Contextual factors; Demographic aspects; Demographics; Demography; Diagnosis; Early Detection of Cancer - statistics & numerical data; Economic factors; Education; Female; Females; Health aspects; Health risk assessment; Humans; Industrialized nations; Italy; Male; Males; Medical screening; Methods; Middle Aged; Mortality; Multilevel Analysis; Neighborhoods; Observational studies; Occult Blood; Organized screening; Patient compliance; Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data; Population; Population studies; Public health; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Sigmoidoscopy; Sigmoidoscopy - statistics & numerical data; Single parents; Social aspects; Social inequalities; Social interactions; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic position; Socioeconomics; Italy; United States > US; Organized screening; Social inequalities; Socioeconomic position; Colorectal cancer; Contextual factors

Screening participation can be influenced by both individual socioeconomic position and contextual factors. In Italy, disparities exist regarding screening adherence, but it is important to understand the specific factors driving these disparities in specific locations according to different screeni...