Journal article
Self-Collection Cervical Screening in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Scoping Review of Implementation Evidence
NS Creagh, LAP Boyd, C Bavor, C Zammit, T Saunders, AM Oommen, NM Rankin, JML Brotherton, CE Nightingale
JCO Global Oncology | Published : 2023
DOI: 10.1200/GO.22.00297
Abstract
PURPOSEAlthough cervical cancer is a disease of inequity, it can be eliminated as a public health problem through vaccination, screening, and treatment. Human papillomavirus vaginal self-collection cervical screening is a high-performance test that can increase reach of screening. This review describes the different contexts and models of care used to pilot or implement self-collection within the Asia-Pacific, measures the extent that implementation outcome measures are reported and, where available, summarizes key implementation findings.METHODSA scoping review was conducted by searching five databases of the peer-reviewed literature on June 20, 2022. Two researchers assessed eligibility an..
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Funding Acknowledgements
C.E.N. is supported by a Mid-Career Research Fellowship from the Victorian Government acting through the Victorian Cancer Agency. N.S.C. and C.Z. are supported by an Australian Government Training Program Scholarship. N.S.C. is supported by a NHMRC Postgraduate scholarship (APP2014266). A.M.O. is supported by a University of Melbourne, Melbourne Research Scholarship. C.Z. is supported by the NHMRC- funded Centre of Research Excellence in Targeted Approaches to Improve Cancer Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (TACTICS; #1153027) through a PhD top-up scholarship.