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- Title
Cervical cancer screening and prevention in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
- Authors
Aimagambetova, Gulzhanat; Chan, Chee Kai; Ukybassova, Talshyn; Imankulova, Balkenzhe; Balykov, Askhat; Kongrtay, Kuralay; Azizan, Azliyati
- Abstract
Objective: To examine the state of cervical screening and prevention in Central Asian states, specifically Kazakhstan. Results: In the five Central Asian countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates are far higher than those in most Western and high-income nations, and are increasing. Cervical cancer screening is available in all five countries, but is mainly opportunistic. Only Kazakhstan has a structured cytological screening program, from which screening coverage analysis is possible. Conclusion: Despite significant decreases in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in developed countries, the problem is still of great concern in these Central Asian countries and is attributed to poorly organized screening and the absence of vaccination programs.
- Subjects
KAZAKHSTAN; TUMOR prevention; PAPILLOMAVIRUS disease diagnosis; IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE-income countries; EARLY detection of cancer; DISEASE incidence; MEDICAL care; GOVERNMENT programs; LOW-income countries; CERVIX uteri tumors; CANCER vaccines; CYTOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Medical Screening, 2021, Vol 28, Issue 1, p48
- ISSN
0969-1413
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0969141320902482