Journal article
Variation in the duration of protection given by screening using the pap test for cervical cancer
Journal of clinical epidemiology, v 42(10), pp 1003-1011
1989
PMID: 2809650
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Abstract
The duration of protection offered by Pap screening for cervical cancer was examined using data on 101 cases of invasive cervical cancer and 396 controls from a Maryland case-control study. Receipt of a Pap test up to 4 years ago afforded significant protection, compared to women screened 1 I or more years ago, or never screened. Smoking, intercourse before age 19, and a history of sexually transmitted disease were significant risk factors for cervical cancer; barrier contraception use was protective.
Variation in protection from Pap screening was examined by age, race, age at first intercourse, barrier contraception use, and source of last Pap test (obstetrician-gynecologist vs other provider type). Results showed older women, women with earlier age of first intercourse, and non-users of barrier contraception received slightly less protection from Pap tests, while women who received their last Pap test from an obstetrician-gynecologist received significantly more protection than women who did not. Issues of quality of screening and follow-up are discussed in regard to these results.
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- Title
- Variation in the duration of protection given by screening using the pap test for cervical cancer
- Creators
- Ann C Klassen - Division of Behavioral Sciences, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADavid D Celentano - Division of Behavioral Sciences, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USARon Brookmeyer - Department of Biostatistics, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, U.S.A
- Publication Details
- Journal of clinical epidemiology, v 42(10), pp 1003-1011
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1989AZ58200010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0024415333
- Other Identifier
- 991014878642904721
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