2021
Unindicated cervical cancer screening in adolescent females within a large healthcare system in the United States
Hosier H, Sheth SS, Oliveira CR, Perley LE, Vash-Margita A. Unindicated cervical cancer screening in adolescent females within a large healthcare system in the United States. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 225: 649.e1-649.e9. PMID: 34256029, PMCID: PMC8633062, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancerLarge healthcare systemYears of ageIncidence rateScreening testAdolescent femalesHealthcare systemLarge multihospital health systemCervical cancer screening resultsNew cervical cancer casesCurrent consensus recommendationsHuman papillomavirus testingHuman papillomavirus vaccinationCervical cancer casesCervical cancer screeningMultihospital health systemCancer risk reductionScreening resultsPoisson regression analysisEvidence-based strategiesGuideline nonadherencePapillomavirus vaccinationCytology testingIntraepithelial lesionsProvider factorsNational Trends in Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents
Vash-Margita A, Kobernik EK, Flagler E, Quint EH, Dalton VK. National Trends in Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2021, 34: 717-724. PMID: 33601068, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.02.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultEarly Detection of CancerFemaleGynecologyHumansMass ScreeningPregnancyRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerCancer screeningAdolescents ages 14Women ages 14Office visitsAge 14Cervical cancer screening ratesMultivariable logistic regression modelPreventive care visitsRetrospective cohort studyCancer screening ratesOffice-based visitsObstetrician/gynecologistsLogistic regression modelsCare visitsCohort studyIndependent predictorsScreening ratesInsurance statusPatient educationProvider typeAmerican CollegeGynecology recommendationsAdolescent population
2019
Compliance with cervical cancer screening guidelines in young female patients: rates and trends of screening in New Haven County, CT
Oliveira CR, Hosier H, Pate B, Niccolai LM, Sheth SS, Vash-Margita A. Compliance with cervical cancer screening guidelines in young female patients: rates and trends of screening in New Haven County, CT. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2019, 221: 530-532. PMID: 31279847, PMCID: PMC6829042, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research