Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections After Cervical Cancer Screening Guideline and Medicaid Policy Changes: A Population-based Analysis

Medical Care
Natasha ParekhMarian Jarlenski

Abstract

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening prevents complications and is cost-effective. Annual screening is recommended in sexually active women below 25 years and older women at increased risk. Cervical cancer (CC) screening guideline changes in 2009 and 2012 recommended less frequent screening, causing concern that STI screening would decrease. Pennsylvania Medicaid implemented a family planning program in 2007 which covered women's health services (including STI testing) for uninsured women. It is unclear how STI screening was affected by these countervailing forces. The main objective of this study was to assess STI screening before and after CC screening guideline changes and family planning program implementation, and to determine factors associated with STI screening. This study was an observational cross-sectional study of Pennsylvania Medicaid administrative claims from 2007 to 2013. Sixteen-year-old to 30-year-old women enrolled in Pennsylvania Medicaid. Annual STI screening, defined as receipt of ≥1 STI test in respective 1-year periods. Our population included 1,226,079 women-years for 467,143 women. STI screening increased by 48% between 2007 and 2011, and stabilized by 2013. Odds for STI screening were higher...Continue Reading

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