The seasonal and demographic trends of national cervical cancer screening program: the effects of COVID 19 pandemic

Objective: Worldwide applied national HPV screening programmes are the most efficient, reliable and cost-effective method in prevention of cervical cancer by detecting persistent HPV infection before the formation of precancerous lesions. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the screening percentages, screening numbers based on districts, HPV percentage in women enrolled for screening and the distribution of HPV genotypes in Nigde. The secondary aim is to investigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on HPV screening program.