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. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2110946.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10946.

Socioeconomic and Racial Inequities in Breast Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Washington State

Ofer Amram  1   2 , Jeanne Robison  3   4 , Solmaz Amiri  1 , Bethann Pflugeisen  3 , John Roll  1 , Pablo Monsivais  1
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Socioeconomic and Racial Inequities in Breast Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Washington State

Ofer Amram et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cohort study investigates the rates of breast cancer screening before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among women in Washington State.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Reductions in Screening Mammograms
Reductions in screening mammograms for April-December 2018-2020 (A) and changes between 2019 and 2020 for patients by race (B), by rural or urban residence (C), and by type of insurance coverage (D). P values from χ2 tests comparing 2019 and 2020 values. Urban based on Rural-Urban Commuting Area classification 1-3; rural based on Rural-Urban Commuting Area classification 4-10. Commercial insurance was administered by non-governmental entity; government insurance was administered by a governmental entity; self-pay patients paid out-of-pocket and were largely uninsured and had lower socioeconomic status. AIAN denotes American Indian/Alaska Native; multi, mixed race; NHPI, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
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