Low rates of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening: Challenges and opportunities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authors :: Smith DL
Perkins RB
Source :: Preventive medicine [Prev Med] 2022 Jun; Vol. 159, pp. 107070. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 21.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: This invited commentary discusses the article by Richards et al. describing differences in rates of on-time HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening in 2018 among enrollees in different insurance plans. The commentary focuses on the larger problem of low vaccination HPV rates and decreasing cervical cancer screening rates seen across all sectors. We outline challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening, and discuss opportunities to improve cervical cancer prevention.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Early Detection of Cancer
Female
Humans
Mass Screening
Pandemics prevention & control
Vaccination
COVID-19 prevention & control
Papillomavirus Infections diagnosis
Papillomavirus Infections epidemiology
Papillomavirus Infections prevention & control
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms diagnosis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms epidemiology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms prevention & control

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