A study on service capacity of primary medical and health institutions for cervical cancer screening in urban and rural areas in China

To provide a decision-making basis for sustainable and effective development of cervical cancer screening. This cross-sectional study assesses the service capacity to conduct cervical cancer screening with a sample of 310 medical staff, medical institutions and affiliated township health centers fro...

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Published in:Chinese journal of cancer research 2019-10, Vol.31 (5), p.838-848
Main Authors: Li, Yang, Ma, Li, Yang, Chunxia, Chen, Zhangya, Zhao, Yuqian, Dang, Le, Lang, Jinghe, Qiao, Youlin
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Language:English
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Summary:To provide a decision-making basis for sustainable and effective development of cervical cancer screening. This cross-sectional study assesses the service capacity to conduct cervical cancer screening with a sample of 310 medical staff, medical institutions and affiliated township health centers from 20 county-level/district-level areas in 14 Chinese provinces in 2016. The county-level/district-level institutions were the main prescreening institutions for cervical cancer screening. More medical staff have become engaged in screening, with a significantly higher amounts in urban than in rural areas (P
ISSN:1000-9604
1993-0631
DOI:10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2019.05.13