Grant: Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
University of British Columbia
$105,000.00
An investigation of screening mammography participation and retention among immigrants to British Columbia, Canada
FY 2014-15
Summary
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canadian women with an estimated 24,400 cases diagnosed in 2014. Breast cancer screening using mammography is offered to women across Canada however program participation rates remain well below targets in most jurisdictions. Understanding the extent to which certain populations within British Columbia are underserved by mammography is an important step in improving participation rates. This work will aim to use a population data-linkage approach to investigate the participation and retention in screening mammography of immigrants to British Columbia. The rich linked data set will also permit an exploration of factors associated with mammography participation among immigrant populations.
Department
Program
Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
327827
Name
Woods Ryan R
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Population and Public Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Doctoral Research Awards - B
Projecttitle
An investigation of screening mammography participation and retention among immigrants to British Columbia, Canada
Programtype2
Studentship Programs
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$105,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Keyworddelim
Administrative Health Data; Cancer Screening; Cancer Surveillance; Epidemiology; Immigration; Mammography
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canadian women with an estimated 24,400 cases diagnosed in 2014. Breast cancer screening using mammography is offered to women across Canada however program participation rates remain well below targets in most jurisdictions. Understanding the extent to which certain populations within British Columbia are underserved by mammography is an important step in improving participation rates. This work will aim to use a population data-linkage approach to investigate the participation and retention in screening mammography of immigrants to British Columbia. The rich linked data set will also permit an exploration of factors associated with mammography participation among immigrant populations.
Competitiondate
201410
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Woods, Ryan R
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $105,000~ $0~
