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National trends and disparities in cervical cancer screening among commercially insured Women, 2001-2010.

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Wharam, JF; Zhang, F; Xu, X; Landon, BE; Ross-Degnan, D
Published in: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
November 2014

BACKGROUND: Previous surveys reported declining cervical cancer screening rates from 2000 to 2010, but trends by key demographic and age groups are less clear. METHODS: We examined 3-year Papanicolaou (Pap) test rates among 4.2 million women enrolled in a large national health plan during 2001 to 2010. We calculated and plotted adjusted 3-year rates stratified by age and key neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics including poverty level and race/ethnicity (white, black, Hispanic, and mixed ethnicity neighborhood). We fitted trends in 2001-2010 screening rates and socioeconomic disparities as annual percentage changes (APC) using joinpoint analysis. RESULTS: Women ages 21 to 29 years had estimated 3-year Pap testing rates of 81.3% to 81.4% over the decade. Estimated disparities by low-high poverty level were 3.1% and 2.0% in 2001-2003 and 2008-2010, respectively, a nonsignificant decline. Initial white-black disparities were 4.0% and declined significantly from 2005-2007 to 2008-2010 to 2.8% at an APC of -0.65% (P = 0.021). White-Hispanic disparities declined from 4.3% to 0.8% over the decade, a -0.50% APC (P = 0.024). Among women ages 30 to 64 years, estimated 3-year Pap testing rates trended down from 76.1% to 71.8% over the decade [-0.94% APC (P < 0.001) until 2005-2007]. This pattern was similar among women from most categories of poverty and race/ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS: Among commercially insured women ages 21 to 29 years, 3-year Pap testing rates remained stable at 81% over the decade; disparities were small and improved for Hispanic women to a greater degree than for black women. Among women ages 30 to 64 years, 3-year Pap testing rates declined from 2001 to 2010. IMPACT: Cervical cancer screening should be promoted to achieve Healthy People 2020 goals.

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Published In

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev

DOI

EISSN

1538-7755

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

23

Issue

11

Start / End Page

2366 / 2373

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • White People
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • United States
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Poverty
  • Papanicolaou Test
  • Middle Aged
  • Insurance, Health
  • Humans
 

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Wharam, J. F., Zhang, F., Xu, X., Landon, B. E., & Ross-Degnan, D. (2014). National trends and disparities in cervical cancer screening among commercially insured Women, 2001-2010. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 23(11), 2366–2373. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1202
Wharam, J Frank, Fang Zhang, Xin Xu, Bruce E. Landon, and Dennis Ross-Degnan. “National trends and disparities in cervical cancer screening among commercially insured Women, 2001-2010.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 23, no. 11 (November 2014): 2366–73. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1202.
Wharam JF, Zhang F, Xu X, Landon BE, Ross-Degnan D. National trends and disparities in cervical cancer screening among commercially insured Women, 2001-2010. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Nov;23(11):2366–73.
Wharam, J. Frank, et al. “National trends and disparities in cervical cancer screening among commercially insured Women, 2001-2010.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, vol. 23, no. 11, Nov. 2014, pp. 2366–73. Pubmed, doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1202.
Wharam JF, Zhang F, Xu X, Landon BE, Ross-Degnan D. National trends and disparities in cervical cancer screening among commercially insured Women, 2001-2010. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Nov;23(11):2366–2373.

Published In

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev

DOI

EISSN

1538-7755

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

23

Issue

11

Start / End Page

2366 / 2373

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • White People
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • United States
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Poverty
  • Papanicolaou Test
  • Middle Aged
  • Insurance, Health
  • Humans