Significant variations in the cervical cancer screening rate in China by individual-level and geographical measures of socioeconomic status: a multilevel model analysis of a nationally representative survey dataset.

ABSTRACT: Variations in cervical cancer screening rates in China have rarely been studied in depth. This study aimed to investigate cervical cancer screening rates in relation to both individual-level and geographical measures of socioeconomic status (SES). Data were obtained from women aged 21 years or older by face-to-face interviews between August 2013 and July 2014 as part of the Chinese Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors Surveillance. The geographical variables were obtained from the 2010 Chinese population census. The cervical cancer screening rates and 95% confidence interval (CI) were estimated and mapped. Multilevel logistic regression models were fitted. Overall, only 21.4% (95% CI: 19.6-23.1%) of 91,816 women aged ≥21 years reported having ever been screened for cervical cancer and signifi

SUBMITTER: Bao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5943548 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature