target_population {cancerscreening}

Screening Target Populations

Description

These functions subsets the Kenyan population to the desirable screening population.

Usage

get_cervical_target_population(
  year,
  level = c("country", "county", "subcounty")
)

get_breast_cbe_target_population(
  year,
  level = c("country", "county", "subcounty")
)

get_breast_mammogram_target_population(
  year,
  level = c("country", "county", "subcounty")
)

get_colorectal_target_population(
  year,
  level = c("country", "county", "subcounty")
)

Arguments

year

Year for which to estimate population.

level

The desired level of the organization unit hierarchy to retrieve data for: "country" (default) , "county" or "subcounty".

Details

get_cervical_target_population() subsets the target population for cervical cancer screening: females aged between 25 years and 50 years

get_breast_cbe_target_population() subsets the target population for clinical breast examination: females aged between 25 years and 74 years

get_breast_mammogram_target_population() subsets the target population for breast cancer screening through mammography: females aged between 40 years to 74 years

get_colorectal_target_population() subsets the target population for colorectal cancer screening: males and females aged between 45 years to 75 years

These target populations are guided by the Kenya National Cancer Screening Guidelines 2018. The population projection for counties and the national level are calculated based on population growth 2.2% obtained from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. The annual targets follows the guidance of screening guidelines and for cervical cancer it is also guided by the WHO publication 'Planning and implementing cervical cancer prevention programs: A manual for managers.'

Value

A tibble containing the target screening population

• county - name of the county. Optional if the level is county or subcounty

• subcounty - name of the county. Optional if the level if subcounty

• target - number to be screened

A tibble containing the target screening population

A tibble containing the target screening population

A tibble containing the target screening population

Examples

# Get the country projection for cervical cancer screening for the year 2024
target_population <- get_cervical_target_population(2024)
target_population

# Get the projection for cervical cancer screening for 2022 by county
target_population <- get_cervical_target_population(2022, level = 'county')
target_population

# Get the projection for CBE for 2022 by county
target_population <- get_breast_cbe_target_population(2022, level = 'county')
target_population

# Get the country projection of women to perform mammogram for the year 2024
target_population <- get_breast_mammogram_target_population(2024)
target_population

# Get the country projection colorectal cancer screening for the year 2024
target_population <- get_colorectal_target_population(2024)
target_population