METHODOLOGY
In study 1 the survey was conducted in 2014 by the National Sample
Survey Organization (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Program
Implementation, Government of India. With a representative sample of
households and randomly selected through a stratified multi-stage survey
design which is covering India has conducted Social Consumption: Health
Survey interviews. A rural/urban stratification is made within clusters
called state-regions, which comprises an endless group of districts
within a State or Union territory having similar characteristics.
This cross-sectional survey data were collected from January to June
2014. The 71st round of Morbidity and Healthcare Survey covers a sample
of 65,932 households and 335,499 individuals and reported levels of
cancer prevalence as well as treatment expenditure across socioeconomic
categories.
The socioeconomic gradient in cancer prevalence and its healthcare
utilization attentively on public and private hospitals separately
concentration index (CI) is performed.[1]
In study 2 the accessible data is used from multiple sources, including
42 population-based cancer registries. The nationwide Sample
Registration System of India is used to estimate the incidence of 28
types of cancer in every state of India from 1990 to 2016.
Therefore the deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) caused
by them, as a part of GBD 2016. In these death rates for all cancers
together and the trends of all types of cancers, highlighting the
heterogeneity in the burden of specific types of cancers across the
states of India. It also presents the contribution of major risk factors
to cancer DALYs in India.[3]