Adherence to follow-up after the exit cervical cancer screening test at age 60-64: A nationwide register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Denmark, human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has replaced cytology in primary cervical cancer screening for women aged 60-64; at this age, women are invited for the last (exit) screening test within the national organized program.

Aim

We investigated the adherence of these women to the recommended follow-up after a non-negative (positive or inadequate) HPV test and the overall resource use during that follow-up.

Materials & methods

We included all 2926 women aged 60-64 years with nonnegative HPV screening tests between March 2012 and December 2016. All relevant follow-up tests and procedures were retrieved until the end of 2020 from the highly complete Danish administrative health registers, and the data were linked at the individual level. We determined

SUBMITTER: Jorgensen SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8704149 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature