ArticleInternational journal of women's health2015
To what extent will women accept HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening? A qualitative study conducted in Switzerland.
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- Barriers to uptake of cervical cancer screening services in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2022Pooled it
- Does self-sampling for human papilloma virus testing have the potential to increase cervical cancer screening? An updated meta-analysis of observational studies and randomized clinical trials.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled 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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- Self-sampling to improve cervical cancer screening coverage in Switzerland: a randomised controlled trial.British journal of cancer · 2017Trial
- Impact of educational intervention on the uptake of self-sampling for HPV test-based cervical cancer screening.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- 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
- "Well, that Was Pretty Clever!"-Ethnic Minority Women's Views on HPV Self-Sampling Devices for Cervical Cancer Screening: Attitudes to Brushes, First-Void Urine, and Menstrual Blood Devices.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- HPV self-collection for cervical cancer screening among survivors of sexual trauma: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2024Observational
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- A comparative analysis of cycle threshold (Ct) values from Cobas4800 and AmpFire HPV assay for triage of women with positive hrHPV results.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Preliminary Results of Feasibility and Acceptability of Self-Collection for Cervical Screening in Italian Women.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Self-sampling and HPV DNA testing for cervical precancer screening in a cohort of nuns in Ghana: a cross-sectional cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- HPV-Based Self-Sampling in Cervical Cancer Screening: An Updated Review of the Current Evidence in the Literature.Cancers · 2023Review
- Women's acceptability of a self-collect HPV same-day screen-and-treat program in a high burden setting in the Pacific.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Urine and Vaginal Self-Sampling versus Clinician-Based Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening: A Field Comparison of the Acceptability of Three Sampling Tests in a Rural Community of Cuenca, Ecuador.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- HPV self-sampling in the follow-up of women after treatment of cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia: A prospective study in a high-income country.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Self-collection for HPV-based cervical screening: a qualitative evidence meta-synthesis.BMC public health · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesHuman papillomavirus self-sampling (self-HPV) is regarded as an alternative to Pap smear testing for women who do not participate in cervical cancer screening. This qualitative study aimed to determine women's views on cervical cancer screening and the various obstacles to participation in screening, and to evaluate the perceived benefits and disadvantages of self-HPV.
methodTwenty-four focus groups were conducted in 2012, with a total of 125 participants aged between 24 and 67 years. They were recruited through different channels, including flyers and posters, personal contacts, and an ongoing clinical trial focused on the unscreened population. Interview transcripts have been coded with the ATLAS.ti CAQDAS.
resultsFifty-seven participants regularly attended screening and 68 had not been screened in the past 3 years. While some participants considered self-HPV as an acceptable screening method, others expressed concerns. Benefits included access, reduced costs, and time-saving. Disadvantages included the fear of not performing the test correctly, hurting oneself, and the accuracy of the test. Participants expressed concern that self-HPV would replace gynecological visits.
conclusionSelf-HPV is not likely to rapidly or substantially modify women's behaviors in regard to screening. While it may offer benefits in some specific situations, most women emphasized the advantages of regular gynecologist visits.
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