ArticleJournal of lower genital tract disease2018
Preference for Human Papillomavirus Self-Collection and Papanicolaou: Survey of Underscreened Women in North Carolina.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Identifying optimum implementation for human papillomavirus self-sampling in underserved communities: A systematic review.Journal of medical screening · 2025Pooled it
- Assessment of HPV screening modalities within primary care: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled 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
- Variation in Cervical Cancer Screening Preferences among Medically Underserved Individuals in the United States: A Systematic Review.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2020Pooled it
- Streamlined Self-Collection Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Papillomavirus: A Single-Group Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Acceptability of HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Previously Screened Women in Türkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Women's Preferences for Home-Based Self-Sampling or Clinic-Based Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Development and Evaluation of Innovation Scales for Mail-Based Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Self-Collection Among U.S. Low-Income Women.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Rural women choose self-sampling over a pelvic exam for cervical cancer screening: a mixed-method study.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- Acceptability of HPV self-collection: A qualitative study of Black women living with type II diabetes and social vulnerability.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2024Article
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- Self-Collection for Primary HPV Testing: Perspectives on Implementation From Federally Qualified Health Centers.Preventing chronic disease · 2023Article
- 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
- Technical note: Low clinical efficacy, but good acceptability of a point-of-care electronic palpation device for breast cancer screening for a lower middle-income environment.Medical physics · 2022Article
- Preferences and Experiences Regarding the Use of the Self-Sampling Device in hrHPV Screening for Cervical Cancer.The patient · 2022Review
- Implementing self-collection for primary human papillomavirus testing: Perspectives on implications for federally qualified health center patient populations.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectivesSelf-collection of samples for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing (self-collection) has the potential to increase cervical cancer screening among underscreened women. We assessed attitudes toward at-home HPV self-collection compared with clinic-based Pap testing in this higher-risk population. MATERIALS AND
methodsParticipants were low-income women in North Carolina overdue for cervical cancer screening. Women self-collected samples at home, returned samples by mail for HPV testing, and completed phone questionnaires about at-home HPV self-collection. Participants were referred to clinic-based Pap testing and invited to complete a second questionnaire about Pap testing. A cross-sectional questionnaire compared attitudes, experiences, and preferences for self-collection versus Pap testing and assessed predictors of preference for HPV self-collection.
resultsHalf (51%) of 221 women reported a preference for HPV self-collection, 19% preferred Pap testing, and 27% reported no preference. More women reported difficulty finding time to do the Pap test (31%) than the self-test (13%, p = .003) and being afraid of the self-test results (50%) than the Pap test results (36%, p = .02). There were relatively fewer reports of physical discomfort and pain from self-collection than Pap testing (discomfort: 18% self; 48% Pap; pain: 8% self; 30% Pap, p = .001). No differences were found in positive versus negative thoughts about the tests, trust in the tests' safety and accuracy, or willingness to do tests again.
conclusionsOverall positive attitudes toward HPV self-collection compared with Pap testing among underscreened women suggest that self-collection is a promising option to increase cervical cancer screening in this high-risk population.
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