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The role of socio-demographic factors in premature cervical cancer mortality in Colombia.

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      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
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    • Abstract:
      Background: While cervical cancer (CC) is an important cause of premature mortality in Colombia, the impact of socio-demographic factors on CC mortality in young women is not well understood. The primary objective of this study was to identify differences in CC mortality among Colombian women aged 20-49 years associated with education, type of health insurance, urban or rural and region of residence, and to determine whether differences in mortality associated with education or insurance varied by age.
      Methods: Cervical cancer deaths for 2005-2013 and risk factors were obtained from the National Administrative Department of Statistics. Populations at risk were calculated from age-stratified population projections and the 2010 National and Demographic Health Survey. Negative binomial regression models, stratified by age, were used to examine associations between socio-demographic factors and mortality rates and whether the effects of education and health insurance varied by age. Multiple imputation was used to examine the importance of missing data.
      Results: Differences of CC mortality were identified among women with limited to no education compared to highly educated women, with the largest disparity in the youngest age group (IRR 26.8, 95 % CI 6.65-108). Differences in mortality associated with health insurance also varied based on age group. Women with contributory and special health insurance had lower mortality rates than women with subsidised or no health insurance, except in the youngest age group. No differences were observed between women with subsidised and those with no insurance in any age group. Mortality rates were high among women who resided in urban areas and in the Atlantic, Central, Pacific, and Amazon-Orinoquía regions of Colombia. Missing values in the mortality database did not impact the findings from this study.
      Conclusions: Limited education was most strongly associated with premature CC mortality in the youngest women. Subsidised insurance did not appear to provide significant protection against CC mortality when compared to not having insurance, suggesting the need to examine diagnostic and treatment services available under the subsidised insurance plan. Our results could be used to target interventions to optimise the impact of resources to prevent premature mortality due to CC in Colombia.
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      Keywords: Colombia; Inequities; Mortality; Socioeconomic factors; Uterine cervical neoplasms
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20160916 Date Completed: 20170830 Latest Revision: 20181202
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      PMC5024424
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s12889-016-3645-1
    • Accession Number:
      27628314