self‐collectedtestBackground and aims The role of the Papanicolou (Pap) smear in the early detection and prevention of cervical cancer is well established. However, many women fail to undertake the test because of embarrassment or other reasons. To address this problem, we evaluated the ...
Acceptability and usability of self-collected sampling for HPV testing among African-American women living in the Mississippi Delta. Womens Health Issues off Publ Jacobs Inst Womens Health. 2013;23(2):e123–130. Article Google Scholar Reiter PL, McRee AL. Cervical cancer screening (pap testing)...
(HPV) DNA from urine and self-collected vaginal samples of women with cervical neoplasia.In this cross-sectional study, approved by the institutional review board, 40 women attending the Gynaecologic Oncology clinic with an abnormal Pap smear or cervical biopsy were recruited for the study after ...
Our aim was to determine if (1) Hybrid Capture 2 and a PCR-based method were comparable for detection of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) clinician-collected and self-collected samples were equally efficient to detect HPV and cervical cancer precursor lesions, and (3) if participation rates...
Cervical screening in the 21st century: the case for human papillomavirus testing of self-collected specimens Abstract Cervical screening by Pap smear involves a high rate of false negatives, necessitating frequent testing. Because women do not like the sampling procedure, many avoid being screened. ...
(n = 18) have no or minor methodological limitations. Most of the studies provided a clear statement of aims and appropriately used a qualitative methodology. All of the studies collected data in a way that addressed the research question(s) and were of value. Please see Additional file...
This study was conducted to determine whether self-collection of vaginal secretions with a Dacron swab for HPV DNA (Hybrid Capture II HPV DNA Assay, Digene Corp, Beltsville, MD) was comparable to a Pap smear collected by a certified nurse for the detection of advanced cervical intraepithelial ne...
Of the cases of HSIL (CIN, 2-3) and cervical cancer identified in this study, 66.1% would have been detected through HPV DNA testing of a self-collected vaginal sample, whereas 67.9% would have been detected by a Pap smear alone. These findings suggest that in clinical settings where ...
Thus, we confirmed that the clinical performance of HPV Selfy executed on self-collected vaginal samples is higher than the performance, on the same self-collected samples, of assays that do not have self-collection in their intended use, therefore, confirming that the HPV Selfy test is ...
gay and bisexual mens willingness to use a self-collected anal cancer screening test hhs public access role of the supplementary material refer to web vers... Men reported stigma related to their HIV status, sexual orientation, and anal Pap smear procedures as barrier to HIV primary care retenti...