Cervical Cancer Prevention Behaviors Among Criminal-Legal Involved Women from Three U.S. Cities.

ABSTRACT: Background: This study aims to understand how criminal-legal involved women from three U.S. cities navigate different health resource environments to obtain cervical cancer screening and follow-up care. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of women with criminal-legal histories from Kansas City KS/MO; Oakland, CA; and Birmingham, AL. Participants completed a survey that explored influences on cervical cancer prevention. Responses from all women with/without up-to-date cervical cancer screening and women with abnormal Pap testing who did/did not obtain follow-up care were compared. Proportions and associations were tested with chi-square or analysis of variance tests. Multivariable regression was performed to identify variables independently associated w

SUBMITTER: Salyer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9063145 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature