Interventions targeted at women to encourage the uptake of cervical screening

CONCLUSIONS: There is moderate-certainty evidence to support the use of invitation letters to increase the uptake of cervical screening. Low-certainty evidence showed lay health worker involvement amongst ethnic minority populations may increase screening coverage, and there was also support for educational interventions, but it is unclear what format is most effective. The majority of the studies were from developed countries and so the relevance of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), is unclear. Overall, the low-certainty evidence that was identified makes it difficult to infer as to which interventions were best, with exception of invitational interventions, where there appeared to be more reliable evidence.PMID:34694000 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD002834.pub3

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - October 25, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Helen Staley Aslam Shiraz Norman Shreeve Andrew Bryant Pierre Pl Martin-Hirsch Ketankumar Gajjar Source Type: research