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Observational Study
. 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2128806.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28806.

Cervical Cancer Screening Among Medicaid Patients During Natural Disasters and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puerto Rico, 2016 to 2020

Ana Patricia Ortiz  1 , Axel Gierbolini-Bermúdez  2 , Jeslie M Ramos-Cartagena  3 , Vivian Colón-López  1 , Kalyani Sonawane  4 , Ashish A Deshmukh  4 , Karen J Ortiz-Ortiz  1
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Observational Study

Cervical Cancer Screening Among Medicaid Patients During Natural Disasters and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puerto Rico, 2016 to 2020

Ana Patricia Ortiz et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cohort study examines rates of cervical cancer screening in Puerto Rico among women with Medicaid health coverage following the 2017 hurricanes, earthquakes in late 2019-2020, and the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Ortiz reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study, and reported consulting fees from Merck & Co outside the submitted work. Dr Ortiz-Ortiz reported receiving grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Program of Cancer Registries and the National Cancer Institute during the conduct of the study, and reported grants from Abbvie Corp outside the submitted work. Dr Colón-López reported receiving consulting fees from Merck & Co outside the submitted work. Dr Ortiz-Ortiz reported receiving grants from Abbvie Corp and Merck & Co outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Cervical Cancer Screening Utilization Among Medicaid-Enrolled Women in Puerto Rico, January 2016 to July 2020
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