Health-Related Social Needs and Cervical Cancer Screening in Alliance Chicago Community Health Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study explores the relationship between health-related social needs and cervical cancer screening among community health center patients.

Methods

The authors analyzed data from March 2020 to March 2023 for women aged 24-64 years seeking care at a community health center across 19 states that share an electronic data repository. Health-related social needs were assessed through (1) health-related social needs questionnaire, (2) health-related social needs questionnaire + keyword search for health-related social needs (expanded health-related social needs capture), and (3) a homelessness flag. The authors examined the completion of cervical cancer screening before and after health-related social need screenings in unadjusted and adjusted analyses.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Salazar C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704288 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature