作者
Esther J Thatcher, Fabian Camacho, Roger T Anderson, Li Li, Wendy F Cohn, Pamela B DeGuzman, Kathleen J Porter, Jamie M Zoellner
发表日期
2021/12
期刊
BMC Public Health
卷号
21
页码范围
1-10
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background
Colorectal cancer (CRC) disparities vary by country and population group, but often have spatial features. This study of the United States state of Virginia assessed CRC outcomes, and identified demographic, socioeconomic and healthcare access contributors to CRC disparities.
Methods
County- and city-level cross-sectional data for 2011–2015 CRC incidence, mortality, and mortality-incidence ratio (MIR) were analyzed for geographically determined clusters (hotspots and cold spots) and their correlates. Spatial regression examined predictors including proportion of African American (AA) residents, rural-urban status, socioeconomic (SES) index, CRC screening rate, and densities of primary care providers (PCP) and gastroenterologists. Stationarity, which assesses spatial equality, was examined with geographically weighted regression …
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