National Outcomes of Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening in Federally Qualified Health Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) deliver health care to more than 30 million people across the US and often face structural constraints that affect their ability to provide cervical cancer screening (CCS).

Objectives

To estimate the number of underscreened individuals served by FQHCs and the outcomes of improving CCS in FQHCs to meet the Healthy People 2030 goal of 79.2%.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis used data from the Uniform Data System reported in 2023 by 1352 FQHCs across the US, self-reported survey-weighted CCS prevalence from the National Health Interview Survey, and population size estimates from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023. Participants were US adults served by FQHCs who were CCS

SUBMITTER: Amboree TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12547585 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature