Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) breast and cervical cancer screening demographic and health surveys (DHS) data

Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis has recently started to gain traction; therefore, literature exploring the topic is of utmost importance. The synthesis of IPD across numerous surveys enhances the reliability of the summary estimates, as they cover a larger scope of data. By focusing on screening uptake in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the research addresses critical gaps in the existing literature and offers key contributions. These include valuable insights into the specific factors affecting screening uptake, which can help policymakers and other stakeholders interested in increasing screening rates. The methods were empirically compared in synthesizing the effect of education and type of residence on cancer screening uptake in sub-Saharan Africa using data on 127 317 women aged between 15 and 49 years in eleven Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) across ten sub-Saharan countries from surveys obtained between 2009 and 2022.个体参与者数据（Individual Participant Data，简称IPD）荟萃分析近年渐成研究热点，故此围绕该主题的学术文献研究至关重要。整合多项调研的个体参与者数据可提升汇总估计值的可靠性，因其覆盖的数据范围更广。本研究聚焦撒哈拉以南非洲（sub-Saharan Africa，简称SSA）的癌症筛查普及率，弥补了现有文献中的关键研究空白并作出重要学术贡献：其针对影响筛查普及率的特定因素提供了宝贵研究见解，可助力有意提升筛查率的政策制定者与其他利益相关方开展相关工作。本研究基于2009年至2022年间收集的10个撒哈拉以南非洲国家的11项人口与健康调查（Demographic and Health Surveys，简称DHS）数据，纳入127317名年龄介于15至49岁的女性样本，对整合教育程度与居住类型对撒哈拉以南非洲癌症筛查普及率影响的多种方法开展了实证比较。