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Pap smears in the extreme South of Brazil: low coverage and exposure of the most vulnerable pregnant women.

Juraci Almeida CesarAnelise Medeiros SoutoCarlota de Fátima LelisLarissa Picanço PinheiroRinelly Pazinato DutraRodrigo Jacobi Terlan
Published in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2023)
Despite the improvement in coverage, the observed rate of non-performance of Pap smears is still high. Women most likely to have cervical cancer were those who had the highest PR for not having this test.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • affordable care act
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • climate change
  • healthcare
  • cervical cancer screening