Country-level correlates of cervical cancer mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author
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Pereira Scalabrino, Ana
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Almonte, Maribel
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Dos Santos Silva, Isabel
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2014-01-27T19:50:18Z
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2014-01-27T19:50:18Z
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2013
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salud pública de méxico / vol. 55, no. 1, enero-febrero de 2013
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/129183
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Artículo de publicación ISI
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Abstract
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Objective. To identify country-level correlates of geographical
variations in cervical cancer (CC) mortality in Latin America
and the Caribbean (LAC). Materials and methods. CC
mortality rates for LAC countries (n=26) were examined
in relation to country-specific socio-economic indicators
(n=58) and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) prevalence using
linear regression models. Results. High mortality at ages
<5 years, low per capita total expenditure on health, and
low proportion of the population with access to sanitation
were identified as the best independent predictors of CC
mortality (R2=77%). In the subset of countries (n=10) with
HPV prevalence estimates, these socio-economic indicators
together with high-risk HPV prevalence explained almost all
the between-country variability in CC mortality (R2=98%).
Conclusion. The findings suggest that continuing socioeconomic
improvements in LAC countries will be associated
with further reductions in CC mortality even in the absence
of organised population-based screening and vaccination
programmes.