ArticleJournal of immunological techniques in infectious diseases2013
A Viable and Simple Self-Sampling Method for Human Papillomavirus Detection among South African Adolescents.
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- Cervical cancer prevention and treatment research in Africa: a systematic review from a public health perspective.BMC women's health · 2016Pooled it
- Impact of single-dose HPV vaccination on HPV 16 and 18 prevalence in South African adolescent girls with and without HIV.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and distribution of selected cervical human papillomavirus types in HIV infected and HIV uninfected women in South Africa, 1989-2021: A narrative review.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Human Papilloma Virus self-sampling performance in low- and middle-income countries.BMC women's health · 2021Review
- High human papillomavirus prevalence among females attending high school in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.PloS one · 2021Article
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- Cervical dysplasia and high-risk human papillomavirus infections among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adolescent females in South Africa.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-sampling for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing may offer improved patient acceptability, decreased cost, and greater practicality than clinician collection of specimens. HPV testing among adolescents is necessary to conduct vaccine surveillance and may play a role in cervical cancer screening among some populations.
methodsA cross-sectional prevalence study was conducted to compare the results of self-collected and clinician-collected specimens for Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing among South African adolescent females. All participants provided self-sampled vaginal swabs and underwent clinician-collection of cervical swabs for HPV DNA analysis. The level of agreement between HPV DNA results from the two specimen collection methods was measured.
resultsThe level of agreement between HPV DNA results from self-collected and clinician-collected specimens was high (κ=86.7; p<0.001). A high prevalence of HPV overall was found by both specimen collection methods (57%; 95% CI 0.37-0.75). Low-risk HPV (LR-HPV) types were found slightly more frequently in self-collected specimens.
conclusionThere is a high level of agreement between the HPV DNA results from self-collected and clinician-collected specimens. Self-collection of specimens for HPV testing is a viable alternative among adolescents.
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