Abstract
What is already known about this topic? Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer of women around the world. Age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer were 11.78 and 3.29 per 100,000, respectively, in China in 2015. What is added by this report? Cervical cancer screening rates were 25.7% for women aged 20–64 years old and 31.4% for women aged 35–64 years old in China in 2015. Screening rates were lower in rural areas than in urban areas and varied across provinces. What are the implications for public health practice? Efforts should be made to continue to strengthen national and local policy initiatives, financial support, health education, and accessibility to women in rural areas for cervical cancer screening coverage.
Highlights
Cervical cancer screening rates in China reached 20.7% for women aged 18 years old and above in 2010 and 21.4% for women aged 21 years old and above in 2013 [1,2]. It is unknown whether cervical cancer screening rates improved in China after the country’s serious efforts to strengthen screening coverage over the past decade
In order to understand the latest cervical cancer screening coverage in China, data from a nationally and provincially representative cross-sectional survey were analyzed, and screening rates were estimated based on answers to questionnaire interviews
This study reported that cervical cancer screening rates improved from the past but remained at low levels among women in China
Summary
Mei Zhang1,&; Yijing Zhong2,&; Zhenping Zhao; Zhengjing Huang; Xiao Zhang; Chun Li1; Maigeng Zhou; Jing Wu1; Limin Wang1,#; Xiaoying Zheng2,#; Linhong Wang1,#. Efforts should be made to continue to strengthen national and local policy initiatives, financial support, health education, and accessibility to women in rural areas for cervical cancer screening coverage. In order to understand the latest cervical cancer screening coverage in China, data from a nationally and provincially representative cross-sectional survey were analyzed, and screening rates were estimated based on answers to questionnaire interviews. Efforts should be made to strengthen national and local policy initiatives and financial support on cervical cancer screening, carry out health education for women, and strengthen the accessibility of screening services to women in rural areas or areas with limited health-related resources. While numerous measures including policy initiatives, financial support, and health education were taken to improve cervical cancer screening in China over the past decade, little is known about the latest screening coverage in China, especially in rural areas.
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