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ArticleCancer causes & control : CCC2024

Persistent cervical cancer disparities among American Indian/Alaska Native women: a systematic scoping review exploring the state of the science in this population.

Katherine C Fitch, Christine G T Nguyen, Cirila Estela Vasquez Guzman, Rebecca S Holmes, Amanda S Bruegl

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Article in Cancer causes & control : CCC, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Katherine C FitchDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, L466, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. fitchk@ohsu.edu.
Christine G T NguyenDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, L466, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Cirila Estela Vasquez GuzmanDepartment of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
Rebecca S HolmesDepartment of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
Amanda S BrueglDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, L466, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.

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Oregon Health and Science University KL2 OCTRI
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations experience significantly higher incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer. The objective of this systematic scoping review is to characterize the volume and nature of research being conducted specific to the AI/AN population regarding cervical cancer and related clinical themes.

methodsThis scoping review was conducted in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center. Search strategies identified eligible publications from 1990 through 4 February 2022. Two reviewers independently abstracted study data, including clinical area, number of participants and percent inclusion of AI/AN, intervention or risk factor, outcomes reported, Indian Health Service (IHS) Region, and funding source. We used published algorithms to assess study design.

resultsDatabase searches identified 300 unique citations. After full-text evaluation of 129 articles, 78 studies and 9 secondary publications were included (total of 87). Approximately 74% of studies were observational in design, with cross-sectional methodology accounting for 42.7% of all included studies. The most common clinical theme was cervical cancer screening. The most common intervention/exposure was risk factor, typically race (AI/AN compared with other groups) (69%). For studies with documented funding sources, 67% were funded by the US Government.

conclusionOf the small number of publications identified, the majority are funded through government agencies, are descriptive and/or cross-sectional studies that are hypothesis generating in nature, and fail to represent the diversity of the AI/AN populations in the US. This systematic scoping review highlights the paucity of rigorous research being conducted in a population suffering from a greater burden of disease.

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American Indian or Alaska NativeHealth Status DisparitiesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansIncidenceUnited StatesAlaska NativeAmerican IndianCervical cancerCervical dysplasiaGynecologic oncologyHealth disparity

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