A Multi-level Model to Understand Cervical Cancer Disparities in Appalachia.

ABSTRACT: The Appalachian region experiences higher incidence and mortality due to cervical cancer compared with other regions of the United States. The goal of the Ohio State University Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD), called the Community Awareness Resources and Education (CARE) project, was to understand reasons for this disparity. The first wave (2003-2008) of funding included three projects focusing on the known risk factors for cervical cancer, lack of screening, smoking, and infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). On the basis of the results of these projects, the second wave (2011-2017) included four projects, designed to address a multi-level model of factors contributing to cervical disparities in Appalachia. The results of these projects were then used to re

SUBMITTER: Paskett ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7080299 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature