Effect of invitation letter in language of origin on screening attendance: randomised controlled trial in BreastScreen Norway

Author:

Hofvind SolveigORCID,Iqbal Nadia,Thy Jonas E,Mangerud Gunhild,Bhargava Sameer,Zackrisson Sophia,Berstad Paula

Abstract

Abstract Objective To explore attendance at organised mammographic screening among immigrant groups that received an invitation letter and information leaflet (invitation) in their language of origin and Norwegian compared with Norwegian only. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Population based screening programme for breast cancer in Norway (BreastScreen Norway), which invites women aged 50-69 to two-view mammographic screening biennially. Participants All women invited to BreastScreen Norway in the study period April 2021 to June 2022 whose language of origin was Arabic (women born in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, or Morocco), English (women born in the Philippines), Polish (women born in Poland), Somali (women born in Somalia), or Urdu (women born in Pakistan) (n=11 347). Intervention The study group received an invitation to screening in their language of origin and in Norwegian, whereas the control group received an invitation in Norwegian only during the study period. Main outcome measure Attendance at BreastScreen Norway during the study period. Results Overall attendance was 46.5% (2642/5683) in the study group and 47.4% (2682/5664) in the control group. No statistical differences in attendance were observed after stratification by language of invitation, age at invitation, or years since immigration. Conclusions No difference in attendance was observed between immigrant women invited to BreastScreen Norway in their language of origin and in Norwegian compared with Norwegian only. Several barriers to cancer screening may exist among immigrants, and translating the invitation is probably only a part of a complex explanation. Trial registration NCT04672265.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04672265 .

Funder

Kreftforeningen

Publisher

BMJ

Subject

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Metals and Alloys,Strategy and Management,Mechanical Engineering

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