Cervical cancer screening and prevention in Kazakhstan and Central Asia
Aimagambetova G. Chan C.K. Ukybassova T. Imankulova B. Balykov A. Kongrtay K. Azizan A.
March 2021SAGE Publications Ltd
Journal of Medical Screening
2021#28Issue 148 - 50 pp.
Objective: To examine the state of cervical screening and prevention in Central Asian states, specifically Kazakhstan. Results: In the five Central Asian countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates are far higher than those in most Western and high-income nations, and are increasing. Cervical cancer screening is available in all five countries, but is mainly opportunistic. Only Kazakhstan has a structured cytological screening program, from which screening coverage analysis is possible. Conclusion: Despite significant decreases in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in developed countries, the problem is still of great concern in these Central Asian countries and is attributed to poorly organized screening and the absence of vaccination programs.
Central Asia , Cervical cancer , human papillomavirus , Kazakhstan , screening , vaccination
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana, Kazakhstan
University Medical Center, National Research Center for Mother and Child Health, Astana, Kazakhstan
University Medical Center, Republican Diagnostic Center, Astana, Kazakhstan
Regional Perinatal Center, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Department of Biomedical Sciences
University Medical Center
University Medical Center
Regional Perinatal Center
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