Health Care Disparities and Cervical Cancer

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dc.contributor.authorBradley, Cathy J.
dc.contributor.authorGiven, Charles W.
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Caralee
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:01:23Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:01:23Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We compared cervical cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, and survival in Medicaid-insured and non–Medicaid-insured populations. Methods. We stratified the sample by age and used ordered logistic regression to predict stage at diagnosis and used Cox proportional hazards regression to predict survival. Results. Medicaid insured nearly one quarter of women diagnosed with cervical cancer. The likelihood of late-stage disease was greatest for women who enrolled in Medicaid after diagnosis. Women younger than 65 years who enrolled in Medicaid after diagnosis were more likely to die from cervical cancer than were women who were not insured by Medicaid (hazard ratio=2.40, 95% confidence interval=1.49, 3.86). Conclusions. Our study underscores the importance of cervical cancer screening programs targeted at low-income women.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.94.12.2098
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/xat0-wm0v
dc.identifier.citationBradley, Cathy J. and Given, Charles W. and Roberts, Caralee (2004) Health Care Disparities and Cervical Cancer. American Journal of Public Health, 94 (12). pp. 2098-2103.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 1032
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22984
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectlow-income women
dc.subjecthealth care disparities
dc.subjectcervical cancer
dc.subjectdisparities
dc.titleHealth Care Disparities and Cervical Cancer
dc.typeArticle

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