Coverage of cervical cancer screening in Catalonia for the period 2008-2011 among immigrants and Spanish-born women

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• dc.contributor.author Rodríguez Salés, Vanesa, 1982-ca
• dc.contributor.author Roura, Estherca
• dc.contributor.author Ibañez, Raquelca
• dc.contributor.author Peris, Mercèca
• dc.contributor.author Bosch José, Francesc Xavier, 1947-ca
• dc.contributor.author Sanjosé Llongueras, Silvia deca
• dc.date.accessioned 2018-07-19T07:33:16Z
• dc.date.available 2018-07-19T07:33:16Z
• dc.date.issued 2013
• dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: Female immigration in Catalonia, Spain, increased dramatically in the last 10 years. The Public Health system in the Region, provides a free of charge opportunistic cervical cancer screening. AIM: This study examines cervical cancer screening coverage and prevalence of cytology abnormalities in Catalonia by immigration status. METHODS: The study analyzes the cytologies registered among women aged 25-65 that have been attended at the Primary Health Centers (PHC) for any reason (n = 1,242,230) during 2008-2011. Coverage was estimated from Governmental data base Information System Primary Care (SISAP) that includes 77% of PHC. The database is anonymous, and includes information on age, country of birth, diagnostic center, and cytology results. RESULTS: During the period 2008-2011, 642,643 smears were performed in a total of 506,189 women over 14 years, of whom 18.3% were immigrants. Cytology coverage was higher among immigrant women compared to Spanish born (51.2 and 39% respectively). Immigrant women also had a higher prevalence of abnormal Paps compared to the Spanish population, 4.5 and 2.9% respectively (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Immigrant women in Catalonia had a high access to the Public Health Services and to cervical cancer screening facilities. The higher prevalence of abnormal cytologies in immigrant women compared to native women indicates the relevance to prioritize cervical cancer screening activities on a regular base in new comers.
• dc.description.sponsorship Funding: Supported in part by grants from Instituto Carlos III, Spain (RCESPC03/09, RTICESPC03/10, RTICRD06/0020/0095RD12/0036/0056, and CIBERESP), the Agencia de Gestión de Ayudas Universitarias y de Investigación (AGAUR) from Government of Catalonia (2005SGR00695 and 2009SGR126), theLilly Foundation and the Health Department of Government of Catalonia. Vanesa Rodríguez-Salés is a recipient of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute Predoctoral grant
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• dc.identifier.citation Rodríguez-Salés V, Roura E, Ibañez R, Peris M, Bosch FX, de Sanjosé S. Coverage of cervical cancer screening in Catalonia for the period 2008-2011 among immigrants and Spanish-born women. Front Oncol. 2013 Dec 20;3:297. DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2013.00297
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2013.00297
• dc.identifier.issn 2234-943X
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/35194
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Frontiers Mediaca
• dc.relation.ispartof Frontiers in Oncology. 2013 Dec 20;3:297
• dc.rights © 2013 Rodríguez-Salés, Roura, Ibañez, Peris, Bosch and de Sanjosé. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License (CCBY)
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• dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
• dc.subject.other Cèrvix uterí -- Càncer
• dc.subject.other Citologia
• dc.subject.other Serveis sanitaris
• dc.subject.other Emigració i immigració
• dc.title Coverage of cervical cancer screening in Catalonia for the period 2008-2011 among immigrants and Spanish-born womenca
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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