Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening with HPV Test among Females with Diabetes in the Deep South

Cancers

Cassidi C. McDaniel¹  Hayleigh H. Hallam¹  Chiahung Chou¹  Tiffany Cadwallader¹  Hee-Yun Lee² 

[1] Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA;School of Social Work, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA;

关键词: cervical cancer;    cancer screening;    HPV;    diabetes;    health disparities;   

DOI  :  10.3390/cancers13246319

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Due to diabetes being linked with poorer cervical cancer prognosis, this study aimed to evaluate HPV testing behaviors among females with and without diabetes across the U.S. by geographic area in 2016, 2018, and 2020. Methods: This cross-sectional study used the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) from 2016, 2018, and 2020. The study population included females aged 25–69 years old, stratified by self-reported diabetes status. The primary outcome measure was cervical cancer screening behavior, which was evaluated by self-reported HPV test uptake/receipt (yes/no). Results: A total of 361,546 females from across the U.S. were sampled. Within the study population combined from all study years, the overall likelihood of receiving an HPV test was significantly lower among females with diabetes [37.95% (95% CI: 36.87–39.04)] compared to those without diabetes [46.21% (95% CI: 45.84–46.58)] (p < 0.001). Screening rates with HPV tests were lowest among females with diabetes in the South in 2016 (29.32% (95% CI: 26.82–31.83)), 2018 (39.63% (95% CI: 36.30–42.96)), and 2020 (41.02% (95% CI: 37.60–44.45)). Conclusions: Females with diabetes are screening with HPV tests less frequently than females without diabetes, and females living in the South, particularly states in the Deep South, report the lowest rates of HPV testing.

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