Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health
IntroductionThe objective of this study was to examine correlates of ever having had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test among women who recently delivered a live infant and who resided near the US-Mexico border.MethodsThis cross-sectional study included women who delivered a live infant in Matamoros, Mexico...
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| author | Brian C. Castrucci, MA Alonso Echegollen Guzmán, MD Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH Brian R. Smith, MD, MPH Kayan L. Lewis, PhD Steven S. Coughlin, PhD Ginger L. Gossman, PhD Jill A. McDonald, PhD illary Foulkes, MPH Gita Mirchandani, PhD Luz Correa-Nieto Canedo, MD Imelda M. Garcia, MPH Juan Acuña, MD, MSc |
| author_facet | Brian C. Castrucci, MA Alonso Echegollen Guzmán, MD Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH Brian R. Smith, MD, MPH Kayan L. Lewis, PhD Steven S. Coughlin, PhD Ginger L. Gossman, PhD Jill A. McDonald, PhD illary Foulkes, MPH Gita Mirchandani, PhD Luz Correa-Nieto Canedo, MD Imelda M. Garcia, MPH Juan Acuña, MD, MSc |
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| description | IntroductionThe objective of this study was to examine correlates of ever having had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test among women who recently delivered a live infant and who resided near the US-Mexico border.MethodsThis cross-sectional study included women who delivered a live infant in Matamoros, Mexico (n = 488) and Cameron County, Texas (n = 453). Women were interviewed in the hospital before discharge between August 21 and November 9, 2005. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of ever having had a Pap test.ResultsSignificantly fewer Matamoros women (62.1%) than Cameron County women (95.7%) reported ever having had a Pap test. Only 12% of Matamoros women said they received their most recent Pap test during prenatal care, compared with nearly 75% of Cameron County women. After adjusting for potential confounders, the odds of ever having had a Pap test were 7.41 times greater in Cameron County than in Matamoros (95% confidence interval, 4.07-13.48).ConclusionThe Healthy Border 2010 goals are to cut cervical cancer mortality by 20% to 30% in the border region. The significant difference in Pap test prevalence among our survey respondents may reflect that routine prenatal Pap testing is more common in the United States than in Mexico. Because women who are receiving prenatal care have increased interaction with health care providers, Matamoros providers may need to be educated about the need to screen for cervical cancer during this time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffef0d42fea0431aa792f208ba7de0e62023-12-02T11:21:29ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionPreventing Chronic Disease1545-11512008-10-0154Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s HealthBrian C. Castrucci, MAAlonso Echegollen Guzmán, MDMona Saraiya, MD, MPHBrian R. Smith, MD, MPHKayan L. Lewis, PhDSteven S. Coughlin, PhDGinger L. Gossman, PhDJill A. McDonald, PhDillary Foulkes, MPHGita Mirchandani, PhDLuz Correa-Nieto Canedo, MDImelda M. Garcia, MPHJuan Acuña, MD, MScIntroductionThe objective of this study was to examine correlates of ever having had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test among women who recently delivered a live infant and who resided near the US-Mexico border.MethodsThis cross-sectional study included women who delivered a live infant in Matamoros, Mexico (n = 488) and Cameron County, Texas (n = 453). Women were interviewed in the hospital before discharge between August 21 and November 9, 2005. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of ever having had a Pap test.ResultsSignificantly fewer Matamoros women (62.1%) than Cameron County women (95.7%) reported ever having had a Pap test. Only 12% of Matamoros women said they received their most recent Pap test during prenatal care, compared with nearly 75% of Cameron County women. After adjusting for potential confounders, the odds of ever having had a Pap test were 7.41 times greater in Cameron County than in Matamoros (95% confidence interval, 4.07-13.48).ConclusionThe Healthy Border 2010 goals are to cut cervical cancer mortality by 20% to 30% in the border region. The significant difference in Pap test prevalence among our survey respondents may reflect that routine prenatal Pap testing is more common in the United States than in Mexico. Because women who are receiving prenatal care have increased interaction with health care providers, Matamoros providers may need to be educated about the need to screen for cervical cancer during this time.http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/oct/08_0063.htmThe Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Healthwomen's healthcervical cancer screeningscervical cancerMexican women's health |
| spellingShingle | Brian C. Castrucci, MA Alonso Echegollen Guzmán, MD Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH Brian R. Smith, MD, MPH Kayan L. Lewis, PhD Steven S. Coughlin, PhD Ginger L. Gossman, PhD Jill A. McDonald, PhD illary Foulkes, MPH Gita Mirchandani, PhD Luz Correa-Nieto Canedo, MD Imelda M. Garcia, MPH Juan Acuña, MD, MSc Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health Preventing Chronic Disease The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health women's health cervical cancer screenings cervical cancer Mexican women's health |
| title | Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health |
| title_full | Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health |
| title_fullStr | Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health |
| title_short | Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health |
| title_sort | cervical cancer screening among women who gave birth in the us mexico border region 2005 the brownsville matamoros sister city project for women s health |
| topic | The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health women's health cervical cancer screenings cervical cancer Mexican women's health |
| url | http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/oct/08_0063.htm |
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