Interventions to increase the uptake of cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To identify effective interventions to increase the uptake of cervical cancer screening (CCS) for low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

We searched PubMed, CENTRAL, ISI Web of Sciences, Scopus, OVID (Medline), CINAHL, LILACS, CNKI and OpenGrey for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cluster RCTs conducted in LMICs from January 2000 to September 2021. Two reviewers independently screened studies, extracted data, assessed risk of bias and certainty of evidence. Meta-analyses with random-effects models were conducted for data synthesis.

Results

We included 38 reports of 24 studies involving 318,423 participants from 15 RCTs and nine cluster RCTs. Single interventions may increase uptake of CCS when compared with control (RR 1.47, 95% CI 1.19 to

SUBMITTER: Tin KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035175 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature