ArticleInternational journal of women's health2020
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.
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- 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
- Recent HPV self-sampling use for cervical cancer screening in Latin America and Caribbean: a systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Cervical cancer prevention: Feasibility of self-sampling and HPV testing in rural and urban areas of Bolivia: An observational study.PloS one · 2024Observational
- The Acceptability and Feasibility of Self-Collected HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Black and Latinx Women in Chicago: Perspectives from the Community.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- The acceptability of HPV vaginal self-sampling for cervical cancer screening in Latin America: A systematic review.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2023Review
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- Improving Cervical Cancer Screening Participation Through Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling: A Scoping Review of Evidence in Underserved Populations.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)Review
- Cancer incidence and mortality in the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2013-2017.Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia)Article
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Abstract
introductionHuman papillomavirus molecular detection prevents cervical cancer (CC). To widen its use, cervical-vaginal self-collection devices are proposed. Our aim was to determine the acceptability of self-sampled cervical-vaginal protocol and the reproducibility of results using HPV detection brushes in a low-income Colombian population between 35 and 65 years old.
methodsCross-sectional study including women classified as medium to high-risk for developing CC by using a short-standardized survey. After receiving instructions, women self-collected a cervical-vaginal sample. Subsequently, a perception survey was conducted.
resultsFour hundred and twenty-three women performed self-collected sampling. The median age was 46.5 years (IQR 40-52), 56.5% were housewives, and 55.1% had finished elementary school. About 99% of the population (n=419) considered that they understood the instructions, 19.4% (n=82) reported having concerns about the self-collected sample, 9.2% (n=39) distrusted the results because of the self-collection, 7.3% (n=31) felt uncomfortable with the procedure, and 9.7% (n=41) reported some pain. The majority would recommend the procedure to others (99%), 88.5% of the sampled population preferred the self-collected method, 4% preferred conventional cytology, and 7.3% were not sure. The reasons behind favoring the self-collected procedure included privacy (n= 149, 40.1%), comfort (n=110, 29.7%), easiness (n=52, 14%), reliability (n=46, 12.4%), and less painful (n=110, 29.7%). The percentage of HPV detection agreement between the self-collected and the healthcare professional-collected procedures was 98.99% (Cohen's Kappa=0.9774).
conclusionWomen living in low-income households in Bucaramanga, Colombia preferred the self-sampling procedure because it was easy to use, convenient, and private, resulting in 98% acceptability, and positioning it as an excellent tool for CC prevention.
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