County-level colposcopy attendance in China's national cervical cancer screening programme: a cross-sectional ecological study of Fujian province.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to analyse the county-level spatiotemporal disparities in colposcopy non-attendance rates and to explore their associated factors in Fujian, China.

Design

A county-level observational study.

Setting

This study was conducted using data from the Fujian Provincial Maternal and Child Health Information System and Statistical Yearbooks, from 2021 to 2023.

Participants

Data from 60 counties in Fujian province across 3 years (2021-2023) were included, comprising 1080 county-age group-year observations. Counties from Xiamen Municipality were excluded due to data unavailability.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was the county-level colposcopy non-attendance rate. Secondary outcomes included the Theil indices (m

SUBMITTER: Zhao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12519705 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature