TY - JOUR
T1 - Socioeconomic differences in cervical cancer
T2 - Two case-control studies in Colombia and Spain
AU - De Sanjosé, Silvia
AU - Bosch, Francesc Xavier
AU - Muñoz, Nubia
AU - Tafur, Luis
AU - Gili, Miguel
AU - Izarzugaza, Isabel
AU - Izquierdo, Angel
AU - Navarro, Carmen
AU - Vergara, Alberto
AU - Muñoz, Maria Teresa
AU - Ascunce, Nieves
AU - Shah, Keerti V.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1996/11
Y1 - 1996/11
N2 - Objectives. This study examined the causes of socioeconomic differences in invasive cervical cancer in two countries that differ substantially in cervical cancer incidence and economic development. Method. Data were derived from two case-control studies carried out in Spain and Colombia; there were 373 case subjects, 387 control subjects, and 425 husbands interviewed with a structured questionnaire. Exfoliated cells were obtained from cervical or penile scrapes and tested for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA. Results. Relative to better educated women, women with low educational levels in both countries reported fewer Pap smears and had a higher prevalence of HPV DNA. The prevalence ratio of HPV DNA across educational strata was twofold in Spain and fourfold in Colombia. In both countries, husbands of poorly educated women reported higher use of prostitutes than husbands of better educated women. In Colombia, 30% of husbands of poorly educated women harbored HPV DNA, compared with 10% of husbands of better educated women. Conclusions. Socioeconomic differences in invasive cervical cancer could be partly explained by differences in the prevalence of HPV DNA and by a lower use of preventive care.
AB - Objectives. This study examined the causes of socioeconomic differences in invasive cervical cancer in two countries that differ substantially in cervical cancer incidence and economic development. Method. Data were derived from two case-control studies carried out in Spain and Colombia; there were 373 case subjects, 387 control subjects, and 425 husbands interviewed with a structured questionnaire. Exfoliated cells were obtained from cervical or penile scrapes and tested for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA. Results. Relative to better educated women, women with low educational levels in both countries reported fewer Pap smears and had a higher prevalence of HPV DNA. The prevalence ratio of HPV DNA across educational strata was twofold in Spain and fourfold in Colombia. In both countries, husbands of poorly educated women reported higher use of prostitutes than husbands of better educated women. In Colombia, 30% of husbands of poorly educated women harbored HPV DNA, compared with 10% of husbands of better educated women. Conclusions. Socioeconomic differences in invasive cervical cancer could be partly explained by differences in the prevalence of HPV DNA and by a lower use of preventive care.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.86.11.1532
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.86.11.1532
M3 - Article
C2 - 8916516
AN - SCOPUS:10544241184
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 86
SP - 1532
EP - 1538
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 11
ER -