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Background: Coverage by examinations is a crucial indicator of the future impact on the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC). The study aimed to evaluate coverage by examinations associated with CRC screening and early cancer detection of CRC in the Czech Republic. The burden of CRC was also assessed.
Methods: The novel nationwide administrative registry with individual data (period 2010-19) was used to evaluate coverage by examinations for screening faecal occult blood test and colonoscopy. In the second step, additional examinations for early CRC detection were included in the coverage calculation (complete coverage). Age-specific trends in CRC incidence (period 1977-2018) were investigated using Joinpoint regression.
Results: Coverage by screening examinations within recommended interval was around 30%. Complete coverage reached >37% and >50% at the 3-year interval. The coverage by examinations for the non-screening population aged 40-49 years was almost 4% and 5% (most of them were colonoscopies) at the 3-year interval. In age groups aged ≥50 years, we observed a significant annual decline, especially in the 50-69 age group, with recent annual decreases reaching up to 5-7%. The change in trend and the recent decline were also observed in the age group 40-49.
Conclusions: More than half of the target screening population was covered by examinations potentially associated with early detection and subsequent treatment of colorectal neoplasms. The substantial coverage by potentially prophylactic examinations might be an explanation for the considerable decrease in CRC incidence.
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Cureus
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Department of Community Health, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, UGA.
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Collage of Medicine and Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia.
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STIMULATE Research Campus, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; Chair in Healthcare Telematics and Medical Engineering, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
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ICAR - National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Amravati Road, Nagpur, 440033, India.
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Reproductive and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
Purpose: Stillbirth is a significant public health problem in India, yet comprehensive epidemiological data on its prevalence and risk factors are lacking. The objectives of this research were to develop a dataset pooled from 10 well-characterised pregnancy cohorts across urban and rural India to estimate the prevalence of stillbirths, identify and quantify risk factors and develop a predictive risk stratification model for evidence-based clinical decision-making in high-risk pregnancies.
Participants: Pregnant women were enrolled during the antenatal period in 10 existing cohorts across India.