Effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age group
Abstract Oral cancer is the second most prevalent cancer in India and 5% of all cancers in women is contributed by oral cancer. In spite of being a part of national programme, the screening coverage rates remain low. Studies have indicated that the societal status of women and their empowerment play...
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| description | Abstract Oral cancer is the second most prevalent cancer in India and 5% of all cancers in women is contributed by oral cancer. In spite of being a part of national programme, the screening coverage rates remain low. Studies have indicated that the societal status of women and their empowerment plays a role in screening coverage for cancer. The objective of the current study is to estimate the coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age-group across Indian states and union territories (UTs), to explore the relationship of socioeconomic status (SES) and women empower status (WES) with oral cancer screening coverage across Indian states and union territories (UT). Data from the fifth round of the nationally representative cross-sectional survey (National Family Health Survey, NFHS-2019–2021) was used in the present study with 3,48,882 individuals being included in the final analysis. We have cross-tabulated SES and WES composite scores with the Dimension Index (DI) of screening and categorised states and UTs into low, middle and high. We have represented these values over the Indian map. The interaction among these was graphically represented by a bubble plot. Further, we estimated the association of each indicator of SES and WES with screening coverage using multivariable logistic regression. The national coverage of oral cancer screening among women of reproductive age was 0.77% with Andhra Pradesh (7%) and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (10%) recording the highest screening coverage. Despite having high SES and WES scores, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, the screening (DI) was low. States with both high women empowerment status and high socioeconomic status showed high oral cancer screening uptake but the trend was not universal. Still, there were variations in the association among the states. The increased screening was significantly associated with higher access to improved sanitary facility (76%) and clean fuel for cooking (44%). Socio-economic status is an important precursor for better oral cancer screening coverage but women empowerment status did not always translate into good cancer screening uptake. Deep-rooted socio-cultural constructs and stigma associated with cancer and its implications may play a role. Implementation research for better uptake of oral cancer screening coverage is required. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e33ebd1871aa473bad81697d9f4695a32025-08-20T02:33:00ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-11-0114111110.1038/s41598-024-80346-wEffect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age groupPritam Halder0Semanti Das1Girish Jeer2Sushanta Sarkar3Anamika Das4Arijit Saha5Shivani Rathor6Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchCenter for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical SciencesCenter for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical SciencesDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Saroj Gupta Cancer Center and Research InstituteDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchDepartment of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical SciencesDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchAbstract Oral cancer is the second most prevalent cancer in India and 5% of all cancers in women is contributed by oral cancer. In spite of being a part of national programme, the screening coverage rates remain low. Studies have indicated that the societal status of women and their empowerment plays a role in screening coverage for cancer. The objective of the current study is to estimate the coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age-group across Indian states and union territories (UTs), to explore the relationship of socioeconomic status (SES) and women empower status (WES) with oral cancer screening coverage across Indian states and union territories (UT). Data from the fifth round of the nationally representative cross-sectional survey (National Family Health Survey, NFHS-2019–2021) was used in the present study with 3,48,882 individuals being included in the final analysis. We have cross-tabulated SES and WES composite scores with the Dimension Index (DI) of screening and categorised states and UTs into low, middle and high. We have represented these values over the Indian map. The interaction among these was graphically represented by a bubble plot. Further, we estimated the association of each indicator of SES and WES with screening coverage using multivariable logistic regression. The national coverage of oral cancer screening among women of reproductive age was 0.77% with Andhra Pradesh (7%) and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (10%) recording the highest screening coverage. Despite having high SES and WES scores, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, the screening (DI) was low. States with both high women empowerment status and high socioeconomic status showed high oral cancer screening uptake but the trend was not universal. Still, there were variations in the association among the states. The increased screening was significantly associated with higher access to improved sanitary facility (76%) and clean fuel for cooking (44%). Socio-economic status is an important precursor for better oral cancer screening coverage but women empowerment status did not always translate into good cancer screening uptake. Deep-rooted socio-cultural constructs and stigma associated with cancer and its implications may play a role. Implementation research for better uptake of oral cancer screening coverage is required.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80346-wOral cancer screeningOral cancerCancer screeningWomen of reproductive age groupWomenNFHS 5 |
| spellingShingle | Pritam Halder Semanti Das Girish Jeer Sushanta Sarkar Anamika Das Arijit Saha Shivani Rathor Effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age group Scientific Reports Oral cancer screening Oral cancer Cancer screening Women of reproductive age group Women NFHS 5 |
| title | Effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age group |
| title_full | Effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age group |
| title_fullStr | Effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age group |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age group |
| title_short | Effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age group |
| title_sort | effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among indian women within reproductive age group |
| topic | Oral cancer screening Oral cancer Cancer screening Women of reproductive age group Women NFHS 5 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80346-w |
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