Religion as a social determinant of women's cancer screening
Evidence from state level data for policy and resource allocation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2821780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon K Medcalfe (0000-0003-0360-0223, James M. Hull College of Business Augusta University Augusta Georgia USA, corresponding author), Catherine P Slade (0000-0002-0104-2144, James M. Hull College of Business Augusta University Augusta Georgia USA), Wendy Habegger (0000-0001-9973-3420, James M. Hull College of Business Augusta University Augusta Georgia USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 263-279 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ajes.12507 |
| OpenAlex | W4327623185 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 49 |
Religion as a Social Determinant of Health (SDOH) is established in relevant literature. The challenge is to translate the theoretical and empirical relationship between religion and health to practical applications and policymaking to build partnerships between state government entities and faith-based organizations. Our manuscript focuses on the connection between adherence to religion and the pernicious public health problem of cancer in women. Using publicly available state level data and Ordinary Least Square regression analysis, we identify the SDOH, including adherence to religion, that are associated with state level rates of cancer screening for women. We confirm that states with higher levels of adherence to religion have higher rates of cancer screening for women including Pap smear and mammogram. Our results show that the magnitude of the effect of adherence to religion and state level rates of cancer screening for women is similar to that of other key SDOH. Our results provide state-level targets for population health improvements that should be addressed with policy that recognizes and encourages partnerships with faith-based organizations to improve health for women
Economic growth · Economics · Faith · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Population · Public health · Public relations · Social determinants of health · Sociology · State (computer science) · Demography · Medicine · Nursing · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |