Analysis of 13 Million Individual Patient Records Pertaining To Pap Smears, Colposcopies, Biopsies and Surgery on The Uterine Cervix (Belgium, 1996–2000)

peer reviewed ; Objective Cervical cancer screening by surveys overestimate coverage because of selection and reporting biases. Methods The prepared Inter-Mutualistic Agency dataset has about 13 million records from Pap smears, colposcopies, cervical biopsies and surgery, performed in Belgium between 1996 and 2000. Cervical cancer screening coverage was defined as the proportion of the target population (women of 25–64 years) that has had a Pap smear taken within the last 3 years. Proportions and incidence rates were computed using official population data of the corresponding age group, area... Mehr ...