Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada, 2000–2010
ABSTRACT Objective To assess cervical cancer prevalence and associated mortality in Grenada, West Indies during 2000–2010. Methods Records of visits to hospital and clinical facilities were obtained from the histopathology laboratory of the Grenada General Hospital. Records were de-identified and el...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:16f534d9708440508f6895c747ca9cae 2023-05-15T15:10:05+02:00 Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada, 2000–2010 A. Bahadoor-Yetman L. Riley A. Gibbons P. J. Fields V. Mapp-Alexander R. Hage A. Baldwin https://doaj.org/article/16f534d9708440508f6895c747ca9cae EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892016000400194&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1680-5348 https://doaj.org/article/16f534d9708440508f6895c747ca9cae Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 39, Iss 4, Pp 194-199 Infecciones por papillomavirus políticas públicas de salud cuello del utero lesiones intraepiteliales escamosas de cuello uterino neoplasias del cuello uterino Grenada Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T13:23:00Z ABSTRACT Objective To assess cervical cancer prevalence and associated mortality in Grenada, West Indies during 2000–2010. Methods Records of visits to hospital and clinical facilities were obtained from the histopathology laboratory of the Grenada General Hospital. Records were de-identified and electronically compiled. Cervical cancer prevalence was assessed via cross-sectional analysis of this secondary data. Of a total 12 012 records, 2 527 were selected for analysis using sampling without replacement. Cases were matched to corresponding patient data from death registries, where possible, and used to calculate associated mortality rates. Results The observed prevalence of cervical cancer was 52.4 per 100 000 women (ages 15 and above). The highest rates of cervical cancer occurred in the 35–44 age group, with the second highest among 45–64-year-olds. A total of 65 deaths were attributable to cervical cancer during 2000–2010, more than 50% of which were among women > 65 years old. The observed mortality rate was 16.7 per 100 000, almost twice the rate estimated by WHO for the region. Conclusions This study demonstrates the need for a comprehensive cervical cancer-screening program in Grenada. Results should contribute to informing future studies on how to appropriately generate and execute public health policy for education, screening, prevention, and control of cervical cancer in Grenada. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Infecciones por papillomavirus políticas públicas de salud cuello del utero lesiones intraepiteliales escamosas de cuello uterino neoplasias del cuello uterino Grenada Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 A. Bahadoor-Yetman L. Riley A. Gibbons P. J. Fields V. Mapp-Alexander R. Hage A. Baldwin Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada, 2000–2010 |
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Infecciones por papillomavirus políticas públicas de salud cuello del utero lesiones intraepiteliales escamosas de cuello uterino neoplasias del cuello uterino Grenada Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 |
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ABSTRACT Objective To assess cervical cancer prevalence and associated mortality in Grenada, West Indies during 2000–2010. Methods Records of visits to hospital and clinical facilities were obtained from the histopathology laboratory of the Grenada General Hospital. Records were de-identified and electronically compiled. Cervical cancer prevalence was assessed via cross-sectional analysis of this secondary data. Of a total 12 012 records, 2 527 were selected for analysis using sampling without replacement. Cases were matched to corresponding patient data from death registries, where possible, and used to calculate associated mortality rates. Results The observed prevalence of cervical cancer was 52.4 per 100 000 women (ages 15 and above). The highest rates of cervical cancer occurred in the 35–44 age group, with the second highest among 45–64-year-olds. A total of 65 deaths were attributable to cervical cancer during 2000–2010, more than 50% of which were among women > 65 years old. The observed mortality rate was 16.7 per 100 000, almost twice the rate estimated by WHO for the region. Conclusions This study demonstrates the need for a comprehensive cervical cancer-screening program in Grenada. Results should contribute to informing future studies on how to appropriately generate and execute public health policy for education, screening, prevention, and control of cervical cancer in Grenada. |
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Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada, 2000–2010 |
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Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada, 2000–2010 |
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Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada, 2000–2010 |
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Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada, 2000–2010 |
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