Coverage and associated factors of cervical and breast cancer screening among childbearing women in Jilin province

Objective To examine screening rates of cervical and breast cancer and their influencing factors among childbearing women in Jilin province.Methods Data on 5 496 women aged 15-64 years were extracted from the National Health Services Survey conducted in Jilin province in 2013.Screening rates of cervical and breast cancer were calculated.Multivariate logistic regression used to analyze the factors influencing the screening rate.Results The screening rate of cervical and breast cancer were 11.9% and 14.7% among the women and the rates were higher among the urban women (15.13% and 18.81%) than among the rural women (7.47% and 9.09%).The women aged 25-54 years had the highest cervical and breast cancer screening rate (16.27% and 19.38%).The results of multivariate analysis showed that with the education of technical secondary school education and above,being student,marital status,and personal income were statistically significant influencing factors for cervical and breast cancer screening rate (P<0.05 for all);while the screening rates were not significantly influenced by the distance to the nearest medical institution,self-assessed health score,and delivery history during recent 5 years (all P>0.05) among the women.Conclusion The rates of cervical and breast cancer screening are at a relative low level among childbearing age women and present an obvious urban-rural difference in Jilin province,suggesting that effective measures should be adopted to improve the coverage of cervical and breast cancer screening among the women.