Journal article
Self-collection for under-screened women in a national cervical screening program: Pilot study
M Saville, D Hawkes, E Mclachlan, S Anderson, K Arabena
Current Oncology | MULTIMED INC | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.3747/co.25.3915
Abstract
Background Commencing 1 December 2017, Australia introduced human papillomavirus (HPV)-based cervical screening. As part of this Australian renewed National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) women who are either never- or under-screened and who refuse a practitioner collected sample will be able to collect their own sample for cervical screening. The aim of this study is to examine the quantitative results of a pilot study into the acceptability of the self-collection alternative pathway. Methods Eligible participants were offered the opportunity to collect their own sample. Those who agreed were given a flocked swab and an instruction sheet and took their own sample in an area of the health..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We have read and understood Current Oncology's policy on disclosing conflicts of interest and declare the following interests: MS and DH are employees, and SA is a board member, of VCS Ltd, which has received support from Roche Molecular Systems for HPV testing as part of the Compass Trial, a large randomized trial of primary HPV screening. This project received funding from the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services.