The percentage of women who went without a Pap smear for cervical cancer screening increased following the COVID-19 pandemic, from 19% in 2019 to 26% in 2022, shows survey of almost 2000 US women--and this increase was even more marked in African American women.
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Article Title: HPV knowledge and non-adherence to cervical cancer screening before and following the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Author Countries: United States
Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.
PLOS Global Public Health
10-Sep-2025
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