Trends in Cervical Cancer Mortality by Socioeconomic Status in Korean Women between 1998 and 2009 / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
;
: 258-264, 2013.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-46492
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Death from uterine cervical cancer could be preventable by an active participation of women at risk in a screening program such as the Papanicolaou test. In order to examine the presence of socioeconomic disparity in preventable deaths, we evaluated the time trends of cervical cancer mortality by socioeconomic status in Korean women.METHODS:
We selected level of educational attainment and marital status as surrogate indices of socioeconomic status. Using death certificate data and Korean Population and Housing Census data from Korea National Statistical office, we calculated age-standardized yearly mortality rates from cervical cancer between 1998 and 2009 according to the level of education as well as marital status.RESULTS:
Cervical cancer mortality peaked in 2003 and then decreased gradually over time. Cervical cancer mortality was the highest in the group with the lowest level of educational attainment in all age groups and the gap between the lowest and the highest educational level has increased over time. Cervical cancer mortality was lower in married women than unmarried women in all age groups, and the degree of difference did not change over time.CONCLUSION:
In the Korean population, socioeconomic differential in cervical cancer mortality has persisted over time.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Single Person
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Social Class
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Vaginal Smears
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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Death Certificates
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Mass Screening
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Marital Status
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Censuses
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Educational Status
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Housing
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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