DC Title
Cervical cancer screening rates below provincial target and vary with neighbourhood income [electronic resource].
Jurisdiction
Ontario
Language
DC Date
DC Creator
Cancer Care Ontario
DC Publisher
[Toronto] : Cancer Care Ontario,
ID
ONT325843A
DC Type
software, multimedia
Bibtype
m
DC Description
"The rates for cervical cancer screening with the Pap test in Ontario are well below the provincial target of 85%, with overall 65% of women ages 20 to 69 having been screened in 2009-2011. Cervical screening rates are lowest for women living in the lowest income neighbourhoods and rise steadily as income increases. In 2009-2011, only 58% of women ages 20 to 69 living in the lowest income neighbourhoods were screened for cervical cancer, compared to 70% of women living in the highest income neighbourhoods"--P. 1.
Includes bibliographical references.
"The rates for cervical cancer screening with the Pap test in Ontario are well below the provincial target of 85%, with overall 65% of women ages 20 to 69 having been screened in 2009-2011. Cervical screening rates are lowest for women living in the lowest income neighbourhoods and rise steadily as income increases. In 2009-2011, only 58% of women ages 20 to 69 living in the lowest income neighbourhoods were screened for cervical cancer, compared to 70% of women living in the highest income neighbourhoods"--P. 1.
no cover
gr-140217
rss-140318
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