The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care
CC screening rates remained below prepandemic levels throughout the 2 years of the pandemic. Policy makers and health care professionals should strategize approaches to enhance CC screening rates, including the exploration of alternative methods, such as home-based CC screening. New screening approaches are needed to ensure preparedness for future health crises.
Authors
- Teresa M. Waters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-5177)
- Lars E. Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4853-3108)
- Ömer Ataç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8984-9673)
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240243r1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.14
Funders
- Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu