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ArticleBMC global and public health2024

Women's cellphone access and ownership in rural Uganda: implications for self-care interventions.

Willow Leahy, Maryam Abomoslim, Amy Booth, Anna Gottschlich, Nelly Mwandacha, Hallie Dau, Priscilla Naguti, Beth Payne, Laurie Smith, Carolyn Nakisige and 1 more

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Article in BMC global and public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04000503 (Integrated Cervical Cancer Screening in Mayuge District Uganda), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Integrated Cervical Cancer Screening in Mayuge District Uganda (ASPIRE Mayuge): A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Control Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of British ColumbiaRan2019 to 2022Enrolled2,019ConditionsHuman Papillomavirus 16, Human Papillomavirus 18, Papillomavirus Infections, Cervical CancerArmsSelf-collected HPV testing for cervical cancer screening
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11 authors.

Willow LeahyQueen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Maryam AbomoslimWomen's Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada.
Amy BoothWomen's Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada.
Anna GottschlichKarmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA.
Nelly MwandachaWomen's Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada.
Hallie DauWomen's Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada.
Priscilla NagutiUganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
Beth PayneWomen's Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada.
Laurie SmithWomen's Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada.
Carolyn NakisigeUganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
Gina OgilvieWomen's Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada. gina.ogilvie@bccdc.ca.

Funding

CIHR CIHR FDN-143339
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) call for cervical cancer elimination includes increasing global cervical screening coverage. HPV-based self-collection (HPV-SC) is a promising screening model for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and while digital technology, such as cellphones, can be used to streamline HPV-SC, there is limited data on digital technology penetration in LMICs. Determining women's cellphone access is critical to understanding the feasibility of using cellphones to support HPV-SC.

methodsThis study is a secondary analysis of a larger clinical trial. Participants of a cluster-randomized trial comparing HPV-SC models in Uganda completed a survey, including questions about demographics, cellphone access/ownership, prior cervical cancer screening (CCS), and willingness to receive CCS information by text. A logistic regression model was used to determine adjusted rates of cellphone ownership using survey variables as factors.

resultsOf 2019 participants, 76.1% owned a cellphone. In non-cellphone owners (n = 483), 82.4% had daily cellphone access and 7.3% had no access. Compared to non-cellphone owners, cellphone owners were significantly older, more educated, closer to major health centers, more likely to have prior CCS, and more willing to receive a CCS text. In the logistic regression model, the aforementioned variables were all significantly associated with the odds of owning a cellphone.

conclusionsAs health care systems consider adopting HPV-SC, it is imperative to understand digital technology penetration. The majority of participants were cellphone owners and were willing to receive CCS information by text; however, significant socioeconomic and demographic differences remain between cellphone owners and non-owners. Further investigation is needed to understand whether HPV-SC using cellphones is feasible in similar settings.

trial registrationISRCTN, 12767014 . CLINICALTRIALS: gov, NCT04000503 .

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Cervical cancerCervical cancer screeningDeveloping countriesGlobal healthHuman papillomavirusHuman papillomavirus DNA testsLow-resource settingMobile healthSelf-care interventionsSelf-collection

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PMCPMC11622906

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