Thom Bongaerts

56 Chapter 2 Reference Study design Number of participants (n) Participants, collection period, region Characteristics Outcomes I-Change model (Vermeer and Van Den Muijsenbergh 2010) Ref: 35 Retrospective observational cohort study 977,961 (1997-1998) vs. 1,279,982 (2007-2008) Women, 50-75 year. Comparison between attendance rates of 1997-1998 and 2007-2008. The Netherlands. Country of birth Invitation period Screening region Attendance rates 1997-1998: Dutch: 81% Africa, Asia or Latin America: 56% Turkish: 50% Moroccan: 43% Attendance rates 2007-2008: Dutch: 83% Africa, Asia or Latin America: 63% Turkish: 62% Moroccan: 54% The Western region, where most migrants live, had the lowest attendance rates in 19971998 and in 2007-2008. Attendance rates of migrant women increased over the past 10 years. However, specific efforts to increase the attendance rates are needed because current attendance rates are still far below the overall rates. Predisposing factors Information factors

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