Cervical cancer screening, abnormal results, and follow-up in women with substance use-related diagnoses.

ABSTRACT: Background: Substance use-related diagnoses are common and associated with poor health outcomes. The objective of this analysis was to compare rates of cervical cancer screening, screening abnormalities, and follow-up care in women with and without a substance use-related diagnosis seen for primary care between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2019 in the University of Washington healthcare system. Methods: This study included women aged 21-65 years of age who had at least one outpatient visit between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2019 within one of 45 primary care or women's health clinics in the academic healthcare system. Exposure status was defined using ICD10 codes for substance-use related diagnoses or no substance-use related diagnoses. Only first cervical cancer sc

SUBMITTER: Eastment MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632608 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature