Impact of health-related behavioral factors on participation in a cervical cancer screening program: the lifelines population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regular participation in cervical cancer screening is critical to reducing mortality. Although certain sociodemographic factors are known to be associated with one-time participation in screening, little is known about other factors that could be related to regular participation. Therefore, this study evaluated the association between health-related behavioral factors and regular participation in cervical cancer screening.

Methods

The Lifelines population-based cohort was linked to data for cervical cancer screening from the Dutch Nationwide Pathology Databank. We included women eligible for all four screening rounds between 2000 and 2019, classifying them as regular (4 attendances), irregular (1-3 attendances), and never participants. Multinomial logistic regress

SUBMITTER: Castaneda KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10688458 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature