Sexual orientation disparities in Papanicolaou test use among US women: the role of sexual and reproductive health services.

Authors :: Agénor M
Krieger N
Austin SB
Haneuse S
Gottlieb BR
Source :: American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 2014 Feb; Vol. 104 (2), pp. e68-73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Dec 12.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: We investigated sexual orientation disparities in Papanicolaou screening among US women aged 21 to 44 years (n = 9581) in the 2006 to 2010 National Survey of Family Growth. The odds ratios for lesbian versus heterosexual women and women with no versus only male sexual partners were 0.40 and 0.32, respectively, and were attenuated after adjustment for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care indicators. Administering Papanicolaou tests through mechanisms other than SRH services would promote cervical cancer screening among all women.

Subjects :: Adult
Age Factors
Female
Humans
Patient Acceptance of Health Care statistics & numerical data
Residence Characteristics
Socioeconomic Factors
United States
Homosexuality, Female statistics & numerical data
Papanicolaou Test statistics & numerical data
Reproductive Health Services statistics & numerical data

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