Individual-level characteristics and geospatial factors associated with cervical cancer screening participation in Alberta, Canada: a population-based cross-sectional study
This study found that cervical cancer screening participation varied across geographical, health system and sociodemographic characteristics and identified clusters of regions with higher proportions of women who are under-screened in Alberta, Canada. Overall, these findings will help inform the design of interventions that aims to improve cervical cancer screening participation among underserved groups.
Authors
- Curtis Mabilangan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9581-3682)
- Amanda Alberga Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8843-0170)
- Alvin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2591-838X)
- Bonnie Chiang
- Jessica Law (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6737-6593)
- Rizwan Shahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1958-8866)
- Kamala Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-9496)
- Geneviève Jessiman‐Perreault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2755-7891)
- Linan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6143-8266)
- Lisa Allen Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-7672)
- Gary F. Teare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7655-7409)
- Huiming Yang
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23898-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35