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5.4 Health seeking behaviour and health practices [13] History of cancer screening Profile of Cancer and Related Health Indicators in the North East Region of India Urban Rural Total Women aged 30-49 ever undergone a breast examination for breast cancer (%) Women aged 30-49 ever undergone an oral cavity examination for oral Cancer (%) Women aged 30-49 ever undergone screening for cervical Cancer (%) 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 Men aged 30-49 ever undergone an oral cavity examination for oral Cancer (%) 2.3 0.9 1.2 Immunization history Children age 12-23 months who have received 3 doses of penta or hepatitis B vaccine (%) 56.0 67.3 65.7 Household profile Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility (%) 81.3 83.3 82.9 Households using clean fuel for cooking (%) 76.7 21.7 33.7 Households with any usual member covered under a health insurance/financing scheme (%) 52.8 66.5 63.5 The proportion of women who have undergone screening is 0.5% for breast cancer, 0.4% for oral cancer and 0.6% for cervical cancer. Only 1.2% of men had a history of screening for oral cancer. As many as 65.7% of children in 12-23 months had received immunization with Penta and hepatitis B vaccine. About 82.9% of the population live in households that use an improved sanitation facility—only 84 ICMR National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research 10 Since 2011 icm NCDIR
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