Journal article
Completing the cervical screening pathway: Factors that facilitate the increase of self-collection uptake among under-screened and never-screened women, an Australian pilot study
E McLachlan, S Anderson, D Hawkes, M Saville, K Arabena
Current Oncology | MULTIMED INC | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.3747/co.25.3916
Abstract
Objectives To examine factors that enhance under-screened and never-screened women’s completion of the self-collection alternative pathway of the Renewed National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) in Victoria, Australia. Background With the Australian NCSP changing, starting on 1 December 2017, the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) recommended implementing human papillomavirus (HPV) testing using a self-collected sample for under-screened and never-screened populations. In response, a multi-agency group implemented an HPV selfcollection pilot project to trial self-collection screening pathways for eligible women. Methods Quantitative data were collected on participation rates and co..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank all the participants in the study, all health service staff involved in the project, Bernadette Suter and Paul Bourke, the Victorian Government, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which provided funding to complete the study and organizational support throughout the pilot, Rachael Anderson, Bev Lewis, Nikki McGrath, and Ruvimbo Bako, (DHHS), and the reviewers and editor, Jane Yule.