Impact of prior underinsurance on cervical cancer screening among Davidson County, Tennessee, women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer, 2008-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We sought to investigate the association between insurance coverage history and cervical cancer screening among Davidson County, Tennessee, women diagnosed with incident cervical cancer.

Methods

We reviewed medical records of women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer from 2008 through 2018 identified via the state's cancer registry and by active surveillance of diagnostic pathology reports for the HPV-IMPACT project. Per 2012 United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended cervical cancer screening guidelines, women were characterized into three screening history categories: "no screening", "no follow-up" and "test/screening failure". Multivariable logistic regression measured the association of prior inadequate insurance (underinsurance) and screen

SUBMITTER: Sackey ENS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8918308 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature