Understanding Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening in Women With Access to Care, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2014.
Cervical cancer screening can save lives when abnormal cervical lesions and early cancers are detected and treated; however, many women are not screened as recommended. We used the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey to examine nonfinancial barriers to cervical cancer screening among women who reported having insurance and a personal doctor or health care provider. Among these women, a higher proportion who were never or rarely screened reported having multiple chronic conditions. The results of this study underscore the importance of incorporating preventive clinical services into the management of one or more chronic conditions.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, 4770 Buford Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30341. Email: wwp6@cdc.gov.
Anatasha
A
Crawford
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
Vicki
V
Benard
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
Jessica
J
King
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
Cheryll C
CC
Thomas
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*