Non-attendance in cervical cancer screening among migrant women in Portugal: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cervical cancer has a high mortality rate among women worldwide. Although cervical cancer screening (CCS) is an effective strategy in reducing mortality of the disease, inequalities in accessing screening exist, particularly among migrant women. This study aims to characterize migrant women's participation in CCS and determine factors associated with non-attendance to CCS.

Methods

A cross-sectional study based on a web-based survey targeting adult migrant women living in Portugal was conducted. Prevalence of non-attendance to CCS was examined, and its associations with socioeconomic, migration-related, and health-related factors were determined using adjusted logistic regression models.

Results

A total of 1100 migrant women were included in the study. Preva

SUBMITTER: Marques P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9019366 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature