Lifetime Prevalence of Cervical Cancer Screening in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The World Health Organization is developing a global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer, with goals for screening prevalence among women aged 30 through 49 years. However, evidence on prevalence levels of cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is sparse.

Objective

To determine lifetime cervical cancer screening prevalence in LMICs and its variation across and within world regions and countries.

Design, setting, and participants

Analysis of cross-sectional nationally representative household surveys carried out in 55 LMICs from 2005 through 2018. The median response rate across surveys was 93.8% (range, 64.0%-99.3%). The population-based sample consisted of 1 136 289 women aged 15 years or older, of whom 6885 (0.6%) had miss

SUBMITTER: Lemp JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7576410 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature