Opportunistic HPV vaccination at age 16-23 and cervical screening attendance in Sweden: a national register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate whether cervical screening attendance differs between human papillomavirus (HPV)-vaccinated and unvaccinated women and to investigate potential underlying socioeconomic factors.

Design

Prospective cohort using registry linkage of vaccinations, screening invitations, screening attendance and socioeconomic covariates.

Setting

Swedish national HPV vaccination and cervical screening programmes.

Participants

All Swedish women born between 1988 and 1991 and invited to screening (n=261 434).

Outcome measures

All participants were followed for up to 3 years. Screening attendance was compared between HPV-vaccinated and unvaccinated women. HR and 95% CI were estimated using Cox regression.

Results

Vaccination age averaged 18.1 year

SUBMITTER: Kreusch T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6169773 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature