Results of a Pilot Study of a Mail-Based Human Papillomavirus Self-Testing Program for Underscreened Women From Appalachian Ohio.
Sex Transm Dis
; 46(3): 185-190, 2019 03.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing is an emerging cervical cancer screening strategy, yet few mail-based HPV self-testing programs have been implemented in the United States. We report the results of a pilot study of a mail-based program, the Health Outcomes through Motivation and Education Project.METHODS:
In 2015 to 2016, we recruited 103 women from Appalachian Ohio who were aged 30 to 65 years and had not received a Papanicolaou (Pap) test in at least 3 years. Women were mailed an HPV self-test and randomized to receive either (a) self-test instructions developed by the device manufacturer and a standard information brochure about cervical cancer (control group) or (b) self-test instructions developed by the Health Outcomes through Motivation and Education Project and a photo story information brochure about cervical cancer (intervention group). Logistic regression compared study arms on HPV self-test return and receipt of a Pap test.RESULTS:
Overall, 80 (78%) women returned their HPV self-test. Return was similar among the intervention and control groups (78% vs. 77%; odds ratio, 1.09; 95% confidence interval, 0.43-2.76). Among returners, 26% had an oncogenic HPV type detected in their sample. Women who returned their self-test reported high levels of satisfaction and positive experiences with the self-testing process. Few women overall received a Pap test (11%), and Pap testing was similar among the intervention and control groups (14% vs. 8%; odds ratio, 1.91; 95% confidence interval, 0.52-6.97).CONCLUSIONS:
Mail-based HPV self-testing programs are a potentially promising strategy for reaching underscreened women in Appalachia. Efforts are needed to better understand how to optimize the success of such programs.
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Serviços Postais
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Autocuidado
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Infecções por Papillomavirus
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article