Participation in the nationwide cervical cancer screening programme in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study.

ABSTRACT: In contrast to most of the world, the cervical cancer screening programme continued in Denmark throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined the cervical cancer screening participation during the pandemic in Denmark. We included all women aged 23-64 y old invited to participate in cervical cancer screening from 2015 to 2021 as registered in the Cervical Cancer Screening Database combined with population-wide registries. Using a generalised linear model, we estimated prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% CIs of cervical cancer screening participation within 90, 180, and 365 d since invitation during the pandemic in comparison with the previous years adjusting for age, year, and month of invitation. Altogether, 2,220,000 invited women (in 1,466,353 individuals) were included in the study. Before t

SUBMITTER: Olesen TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904756 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature