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dc.contributor.authorCarey, Renee
dc.contributor.authorEl-Zaemey, Sonia
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-07T05:10:15Z
dc.date.available2020-10-07T05:10:15Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationCarey, R.N. and El-Zaemey, S. 2019. Lifestyle and occupational factors associated with participation in breast mammography screening among Western Australian women. Journal of Medical Screening. 27 (2): pp. 77-84.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81362
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0969141319878747
dc.description.abstract

© The Author(s) 2019. Objectives: Various lifestyle and occupational factors have been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, but there is limited research investigating the relationship between these factors and participation in breast cancer screening. This study explores the associations between lifestyle and occupational factors and participation in breast mammography screening among women living in Western Australia. Methods: This study involved 1705 women aged 40 and older who participated as controls in the Breast Cancer Environment and Employment Study conducted in Western Australia. Self-reported questionnaire data were collected on participation in mammography screening, demographic factors, and lifestyle and occupational variables (smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption, body mass index, use of contraceptive pill and hormone replacement therapy, breastfeeding, occupation, and participation in shift work). Multivariate modified Poisson regression was used to identify variables associated with ever participation in breast mammography screening. Results: Just over 88% of women reported having ever had a mammogram. Likelihood of having ever had a mammogram was higher among women who had ever used hormone replacement therapy (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) = 1.05, 95% CI 1.02–1.07). Women who worked in clerical occupations (aPR = 1.06, 95% CI 1.01–1.11) or home duties (aPR = 1.05, 95% CI 1.00–1.11) were also more likely to report having ever had a mammogram compared with those in professional or technical occupations. Conclusions: Participation in mammography screening was found to differ by lifestyle and occupational factors. These results have important implications for public health strategies on improving screening participation.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/572530
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.subjectBreast cancer
dc.subjectHealth behaviours
dc.subjectLifestyle
dc.subjectOccupation
dc.subjectScreening
dc.subjectPHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
dc.subjectRISK-FACTORS
dc.subjectCANCER RISK
dc.subjectATTENDANCE
dc.titleLifestyle and occupational factors associated with participation in breast mammography screening among Western Australian women
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume27
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage77
dcterms.source.endPage84
dcterms.source.issn0969-1413
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Medical Screening
dc.date.updated2020-10-07T05:10:14Z
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of Medical Screening. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://doi.org/10.1177/0969141319878747.

curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidCarey, Renee [0000-0002-0152-5971]
curtin.contributor.orcidEl-Zaemey, Sonia [0000-0003-4312-070X]
curtin.identifier.article-numberARTN 0969141319878747
dcterms.source.eissn1475-5793
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridCarey, Renee [55749122100]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridEl-Zaemey, Sonia [55014269900]


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