SynthesisJCO global oncology2020
Mobile Technologies and Cervical Cancer Screening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.
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- Electronic Health Interventions and Cervical Cancer Screening: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Digital Interventions to Support Lung Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Disparities in HPV/PAP Testing Among U.S. Women: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Healthcare Access, Internet Use, and Sociodemographic Factors.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Evaluating The Feasibility and Acceptability of Cervical Cancer Screening in an Urban Slum Community by HPV Self-Sampling With the Aid of Telecounselling: Lessons Learnt.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Efficacy of digital educational intervention using I-Change model in promoting preventive behaviors for cervical cancer among Iranian women: A randomized controlled trial.Health promotion perspectives · 2025Article
- Views on cervical cancer screening among female caregivers at the Uganda cancer Institute.Gynecologic oncology reports · 2025Article
- Impact of Digital Navigation on Screening Adherence With the Multi-Target Stool DNA Test.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2025Article
- Correlates of cervical cancer awareness among women aged 30-49 in five sub-Saharan African nations: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)-2017-2023.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Individual-level determinants of breast and cervical cancer screening and early testing in two regionally representative urban Indian populations.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- mhealth-based interventions to improving liver cancer screening among high-risk populations: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Effectiveness of a culturally tailored text messaging program for promoting cervical cancer screening in accra, Ghana: a quasi-experimental trial.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- The Role of Health Information Technology in Improving Awareness of Human Papillomavirus and Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among U.S. Adults.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2023Article
- Digital health and telehealth in cancer care: a scoping review of reviews.The Lancet. Digital health · 2023Article
- Implementation and scaling-up of an effective mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage of HPV-positive women (ATICA study): perceptions of health decision-makers and health-care providers.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Role of digital health in coordinating patient care in a hub-and-spoke hierarchy of cancer care facilities: a scoping review.Ecancermedicalscience · 2023Article
- Digital technology for health shows disparities in cancer prevention between digital health technology users and the general population in Romania.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- mHealth Interventions to Improve Cancer Screening and Early Detection: Scoping Review of Reviews.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Developing a culturally tailored short message service (SMS) intervention for improving the uptake of cervical cancer screening among Ghanaian women in urban communities.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage of HPV DNA positive women who have performed self-collection (the ATICA study): A hybrid type I cluster randomised effectiveness-implementation trial.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeCervical cancer screening is not well implemented in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Mobile health (mHealth) refers to utilization of mobile technologies in health promotion and disease management. We aimed to qualitatively synthesize published articles reporting the impact of mHealth on cervical cancer screening-related health behaviors.
methodsThree reviewers independently reviewed articles with the following criteria: the exposure or intervention of interest was mHealth, including messages or educational information sent via mobile telephone or e-mail; the comparison was people not using mHealth technology to receive screening-related information, and studies comparing multiple different mHealth interventional strategies were also eligible; the primary outcome was cervical cancer screening uptake, and secondary outcomes included awareness, intention, and knowledge of screening; appropriate research designs included randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental or observational research; and the study was conducted in an LMIC.
resultsOf the 8 selected studies, 5 treated mobile telephone or message reminders as the exposure or intervention, and 3 compared the effects of different messages on screening uptake. The outcomes were diverse, including screening uptake (n = 4); health beliefs regarding the Papanicolaou (Pap) test (n = 1); knowledge of, attitude toward, and adherence to colpocytologic examination (n = 1); interest in receiving messages about Pap test results or appointment (n = 1); and return for Pap test reports (n = 1).
conclusionOverall, our systematic review suggests that mobile technologies, particularly telephone reminders or messages, lead to increased Pap test uptake; additional work is needed to unequivocally verify whether mhealth interventions can improve knowledge regarding cervical cancer. Our study will inform mHealth-based interventions for cervical cancer screening promotion in LMICs.
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