[Acceptability of self-sampling as a method for cervical cancer screening among women from the Region of Murcia (Spain).]

Autor: Maldonado-Cárceles AB; Servicio de Promoción y Educación para la Salud. Dirección General de Salud Pública y Adicciones. Consejería de Salud de la Región de Murcia. Murcia. España., Belmonte Gómez MA; Servicio de Promoción y Educación para la Salud. Dirección General de Salud Pública y Adicciones. Consejería de Salud de la Región de Murcia. Murcia. España., Cascales Pérez ML; Servicio de Promoción y Educación para la Salud. Dirección General de Salud Pública y Adicciones. Consejería de Salud de la Región de Murcia. Murcia. España., Sánchez Morales MÁ; Servicio de Promoción y Educación para la Salud. Dirección General de Salud Pública y Adicciones. Consejería de Salud de la Región de Murcia. Murcia. España., Granados Ortega J; Servicio de Promoción y Educación para la Salud. Dirección General de Salud Pública y Adicciones. Consejería de Salud de la Región de Murcia. Murcia. España., Gilberte Martínez MH; Servicio de Salud Pública de Lorca. Consejería de Salud de la Región de Murcia. Murcia. España., Labrador Cañadas MV; Unidad de Programas de Cribado. Dirección General de Salud Pública. Ministerio de Sanidad. Madrid. España., Monteagudo-Piqueras O; Servicio de Promoción y Educación para la Salud. Dirección General de Salud Pública y Adicciones. Consejería de Salud de la Región de Murcia. Murcia. España.
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Revista espanola de salud publica [Rev Esp Salud Publica] 2022 Mar 25; Vol. 96. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 25.
Abstrakt: Objective: Current literature is insufficient to determine the acceptability of self-sampling as a primary method for cervical cancer screening among women from a regular screening population. The aim of this study was to determine the acceptability of self-sampling among women in the Region of Murcia as a primary screening tool.
Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study between April-May 2021, in a regional sample of 247 women ages 35-65 years. All participants were contacted and completed a survey by telephone which included sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge and attitudes towards cancer screening, and self-sampling assessment. We conducted weighted statistical analysis including descriptive, bivariate and a multivariate logistic regression model to examine the associations between women's characteristics and their preference for self-sampling compared to clinician sampling.
Results: A total of 89.4% of participants reported at least one previous cytology in the last 5 years, 88.7% with a frequency equal to or less than 3 years. Eighty-one percent of women preferred self-sampling over clinical sampling as a primary screening method. Basal characteristics were unrelated to women's preference for self-sampling (P-adjusted≥0.05). Feasibility and reliability were the main concerns perceived in relation to self-sampling (23.3% and 14.8%, respectively).
Conclusions: Acceptability of self-sampling was high among women in the Region of Murcia. Self-sampling in conjunction with an adequate educational strategy could be a suitable approach to consider in the cervical cancer screening program.
Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
Databáze: MEDLINE