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Addressing inequalities in screening - the Scotish experience

Sharon Hanley

No elimination until all women reach elimination with an aspiration to reach 90-70-90 targets by 2030

The main findings

Scotland - 11.7 per 100,000 (higher deprivation rural and remote communities

Deprivation gradient -comparison - twice as high (incidence)and four times likely to die compared to more affluent

Age younger women less likely to have uptake

Vaccination - gap is widening 12% difference between most and least deprived

Screening coverage by HPV vaccination status

Only 32% of unvaccinated women are up to date with their screening