ArticlePuerto Rico health sciences journal2012
Acceptability of cervical and anal HPV self-sampling in a sample of Hispanic women in Puerto Rico.
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- Evaluating human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among Latinas in the United States: A systematic review.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
- HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening: a systematic review of values and preferences.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- The acceptability of vaginal smear self-collection for screening for cervical cancer: a systematic review.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2017Pooled it
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- Results of the Women's Self-Performed Anal Pap Trial in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Trial
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- The Use of Self-Sampling Devices via a Smartphone Application to Encourage Participation in Cervical Cancer Screening: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- The acceptability of HPV vaginal self-sampling for cervical cancer screening in Latin America: A systematic review.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2023Review
- Exploring factors associated with preferences for human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among racially- and ethnically-diverse women in Minnesota: A cross-sectional study.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Health care personnel's perspectives on human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling for cervical cancer screening: a pre-implementation, qualitative study.Implementation science communications · 2022Article
- Acceptability of Human Papilloma Virus Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening in a Cohort of Patients from Romania (Stage 2).Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Self-collected and clinician-collected anal swabs show modest agreement for HPV genotyping.PloS one · 2021Article
- Ambulatory anal self-sampling in MSM living with HIV, an acceptable and reliable screening method.PloS one · 2021Article
- A Novel Strategy for Cervical Cancer Prevention Using Cervical-Vaginal Self-Collected Samples Shows High Acceptability in Women Living in Low-Income Conditions from Bucaramanga, Colombia.International journal of women's health · 2020Article
- Age-related acceptability of vaginal self-sampling in cervical cancer screening at two university hospitals: a pilot cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Acceptability of Self-Sample Human Papillomavirus Testing Among Thai Women Visiting a Colposcopy Clinic.Journal of community health · 2018Article
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- Examining Acceptability of Self-Collection for Human Papillomavirus Testing Among Women and Healthcare Providers with a Broader Lens.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2017Article
- Prevalence, genotyping, and correlates of anogenital HPV infection in a population-based sample of women in Puerto Rico.Papillomavirus research (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2016Article
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Abstract
Self-sampling techniques have been shown to be reliable in determining human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, although the acceptability of this method of sampling has not been studied in Puerto Rico (PR). The objective of this study was to determine the acceptability of cervicovaginal and anal self-sampling for HPV DNA testing among women in PR. One hundred women aged 18-34 years old and undergoing routine Pap smears in an OBGYN clinic in PR were recruited. Interviewer-administered and computer-based questionnaires were used to collect information on relevant risk factors. To assess acceptability, four-item acceptability Likert scales were used that measured comfort, pain, privacy, and embarrassment. Overall acceptability indexes were calculated as the sum of the Likert scores. Clinician-collected and self-collected cervicovaginal and anal samples for HPV-DNA testing were obtained from the participating women. Although the acceptability of both sampling methods was high, it was higher for self- rather than clinician-sampling of the cervix (difference in mean score = -0.71, p<0.05); contrarily, it was higher for clinician-sampling of the anus (difference in mean score = 0.64). When analyzing individual items within the scale, less embarrassment was observed with respect to the self-collection of cervical and anal samples. Nevertheless, most women reported that they preferred having a clinician collect cervical and anal samples (67% and 61%, respectively); and most of these women (86% for cervical samples and 92% for anal samples) felt more confident that this sample would be properly taken. Despite this, in this population, the high level of acceptability with regard to self-collected samples and the previously documented concordance between self- and clinician-collected samples support the use of cervical and anal HPV DNA self-sampling techniques in future HPV-related population-based studies and screening programs in PR.
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