Cervical cancer trend in the Republic of Kazakhstan and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening in urban and rural areas

Cervical cancer (CC) continues to be a significant global health issue, which in part can be attributed to disparities in access to CC screening services. This study aims to conduct a trend of CC in Kazakhstan and to compare attitudes towards the screening program between women living in urban and r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2024-06, Vol.14 (1), p.13731-11
Hauptverfasser: Zhetpisbayeva, Indira, Rommel, Alexander, Kassymbekova, Fatima, Semenova, Yuliya, Sarmuldayeva, Sholpan, Giniyat, Azhar, Tanatarova, Gulnaz, Dyussupova, Azhar, Faizova, Raida, Rakhmetova, Venera, Glushkova, Natalya
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Zusammenfassung:Cervical cancer (CC) continues to be a significant global health issue, which in part can be attributed to disparities in access to CC screening services. This study aims to conduct a trend of CC in Kazakhstan and to compare attitudes towards the screening program between women living in urban and rural areas. In the first stage, we conducted a trend study of CC indicators in Kazakhstan using official statistics. In the second stage, a cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire to assess adherence to screening. The trend study reveals a decline in cervical cancer mortality rates (from 7.15 to 5.93 per 100,000 female inhabitants) over the period studied, while the incidence remains stable (from 18.51 to 19.38 per 100,000 female inhabitants). Regional variations in Period Prevalence rates were observed. Significant differences were found in screening participation rates between urban n = 41 (74%) and rural n = 23 (38%) women, p  
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-64566-8