Modeling the Most Equitable Approach to Cervical Cancer Prevention

The most cost-effective strategy included HPV vaccination coverage at 33% and screening frequencies targeted at equalizing uptake across races and ethnicities.

Cervical cancer is one of many conditions marked by disparities in healthcare delivery, with black and Latina women bearing a greater burden than white women. Investigators modeled prevention and treatment outcomes of five strategies for lowering overall incidence of cervical cancer; two of these strategies also were aimed at curtailing preventive disparities among racial and ethnic groups.

The most cost-effective strategy that had reduction of healthcare disparities among its goals included human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage at 33% (i.e., 33% of eligible women were vaccinated) and targeted screening frequency with the goal of equalizing uptake regardless of race or ethnicity. The greatest overall reduction in cancer incidence (…

Reviewing Author

Anna Wald, MD, MPH

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardAicuris; Bayer; GSK; Innovative Molecules; Merck; MAPP Biopharmaceutical (Safety Monitoring Committee)

RoyaltiesUpToDate

Grant/Research SupportNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; GSK; Moderna; Assembly Biomedical; Aicuris

Editorial BoardsSexually Transmitted Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Journal of Infectious Diseases

Leadership PositionsID Division Chiefs Community of Practice (At-Large Member)