Author, year | Location* | Period | Sample size† | Finding |
Higher screening rate‡ | ||||
Barratt et al, 199762 | National | 1996 | 1035 | No difference |
Leung et al, 201460 | National | 2001–2010 | 11 200 | No difference |
Leung et al, 201561 | National | 2010 | 10 011 | No difference |
Sullivan et al, 200363 | WA | 1982–2000 | 380 | Non-metropolitan |
Weber et al, 201464 | NSW | 2006–2010 | 101 063 | Non-metropolitan |
Schofield et al, 199465 | Vic | 1988–1990 | 668 | Metropolitan |
Siahpush and Singh, 200266 | National | 1995 | 10 179 | Metropolitan |
Cockburn et al, 199767 | Vic | 1995 | 180 non-metropolitan | No screening history and knowing service locations screening predictors |
Higher rescreening rate§ | ||||
Hughes et al, 201468 | WA | 1999–2008 | NS | No difference |
Leung et al, 201460 | National | 2001–2010 | 11 200 | Non-metropolitan |
Leung et al, 201561 | National | 2010 | 10 011 | Non-metropolitan |
O’Byrne et al, 200069 | Vic | 1995–1996 | 121 889 | Non-metropolitan |
Siahpush and Singh, 200266 | National | 1995 | 10 179 | Metropolitan |
*National: all states/territories. NSW, New South Wales; Vic, Victoria; WA, Western Australia.
†Only aged 50–69 years who were eligible at time of this review and all included studies for publicly funded BreastScreen programme in Australia.
‡Having had at least one screening mammogram.
§Having another screening mammogram within 2 years of the initial screen.