2024
Reduction in Unindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents in a Large Health Care System.
Geng B, Oliveira C, Hosier H, Sheth S, Vash-Margita A. Reduction in Unindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents in a Large Health Care System. Journal Of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2024 PMID: 39037856, DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBest Practice AdvisoryCervical cancer screeningElectronic medical recordsHealth care systemCancer screeningPap testCare systemLarger health care systemPre/post intervention studyEvidence-based guidelinesProvider notificationPostinterventionPractice advisoryIntervention studiesPreinterventionFisher's exact testHuman papillomavirus test resultsLogistic regressionRetrospective chart reviewReproductive healthMedical recordsHuman papillomavirus testingPatient characteristicsChart reviewKruskal-Wallis test
2023
Unindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescent Females Within a Large Healthcare System in the United States
Hosier H, Sheth S, Oliveira C, Perley L, Vash-Margita A. Unindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescent Females Within a Large Healthcare System in the United States. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2023, 78: 470-472. DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000001179.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCervical cancer screeningIncidence rateUnindicated testsPatient-specific variablesCervical cancerCancer screeningHPV testingYale New Haven Health SystemCervical cancer screening testsAdolescent femalesEligible young womenRepeated cross-sectional studyWell-woman examinationsAtypical squamous cellsHealth system patientsCancer screening testsWomen ages 21Cross-sectional studyLow incidence rateLarge healthcare systemElectronic medical recordsEvidence-based strategiesSelf-reported raceGuideline adherenceHPV test
2021
National 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 ResearchConceptsCervical 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