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Recruitment activities and sociodemographic factors that predict attendance at a mammographic screening program

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  • Hurley, S.F.
  • Huggins, R.M.
  • Jolley, D.J.
  • Reading, D.

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A random sample of 2266 women aged 50 to 69 years was used to investigate factors that predict attendance at a free. Australian mammographic screening program. The most important predictor was receipt of a personal invitation letter. A letter that included an appointment time increased attendance 132- fold initially and decreased to 20 times baseline after 14 days. A letter that did not include an appointment time increased attendance 12-fold, and a second letter to nonattenders increased attendance approximately 13-fold. Attendance declined with increasing distance from the program and with increases in the percentage of non-English speaking women in a neighborhood, but was higher in areas of higher socioeconomic status.

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  • Hurley, S.F. & Huggins, R.M. & Jolley, D.J. & Reading, D., 1994. "Recruitment activities and sociodemographic factors that predict attendance at a mammographic screening program," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 84(10), pages 1655-1658.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1994:84:10:1655-1658_8
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