Comparison of Cervical Cancer Screening Used between Individuals with Disabilities and Individuals without Disabilities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cervical cancer is the fourth most prevalent cancer in women worldwide. It is vital to achieve a high cervical cancer screening rate among women. We compared the Pap smear test (PST) used between individuals with disabilities and those without disabilities in Taiwan.

Methods

Individuals registered in the Taiwan Disability Registration File and the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) were screened for this nationally representative retrospective cohort study. Women aged 30 and above in 2016 and who were still alive in 2016 were matched in a 1:1 ratio via propensity score matching (PSM); 186,717 individuals with disabilities and 186,717 individuals without disabilities were included. Controlling for relevant variables, the odds of receiving PST were c

SUBMITTER: Chen CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10217891 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature