Utilization of cervical cancer screening services and its associated factors in Iran: a case–control study

Autor: Sara Dadipoor, Azin Alavi, Zainab Kader, Hadi Eshaghi Sani Kakhaki, Shokrollah Mohseni, Nahid Shahabi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Infectious Agents and Cancer, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1750-9378
DOI: 10.1186/s13027-023-00496-w
Popis: Abstract Background Considering the high incidence rate of cervical cancer (CC) in Iran, screening is an effective way of reducing the impact of the disease due to early detection. Thus, the recognition of the factors affecting the use of cervical cancer screening (CCS) services is essential.The present study aimed to determine the associated factors of CCS in women living in the suburbs of Bandar Abbas in the south of Iran. Methods The present case–control study was conducted between January and March 2022 in the suburban areas of Bandar abbas. Two hundred participants were assigned to the case group and 400 participants were assigned to the control group. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to collect the data. This questionnaire contained demographic information, reproductive information, knowledge of CC, knowledge of CCS and access to the screening. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were run to analyze the data. The data were analyzed in STATA 14.2 at a significance level of p
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