Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) self-sampling: do women accept it?
| Autor: | Suzanna Daud, Nik Nairan Abdullah, Seok Mui Wang, Noor Kaslina Mohd Kornain, Waqar Al-Kubaisy, Zamalia Mahmud |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Specimen Handling 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Papillomaviridae Early Detection of Cancer Cervical cancer Human papilloma virus Vaginal Smears Human papillomavirus 16 Human papillomavirus 18 business.industry virus diseases Obstetrics and Gynecology Middle Aged medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Self Care Cross-Sectional Studies Patient Satisfaction 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female business Self sampling Papanicolaou Test |
| Zdroj: | Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 38(3) |
| ISSN: | 1364-6893 |
| Popis: | This study aims to determine the acceptability of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) self-sampling and the factors associated with willingness to buy HPV self-sampling kit in the future. A total of 164 women aged 28-60 years old from ObstetricsGynaecology clinics at a teaching hospital performed HPV self-sampling using the Digene HC2 DNA collection kit. After samples were taken, the participants were given self-administered questionnaires. The majority of the participants were Malay (93.9%), had attained tertiary education (65.2%) and were employed (70.1%). The acceptability was good. More than half of the participants felt that self-sampling was easy. Only 1.2% felt that the procedure was difficult to perform. Most reported no pain at all during the procedure (66.9%). The commonest concern was getting a good sample (90.1%). A number of Pap smears were found to be significantly associated with the willingness to buy the HPV self-sampling kit. HPV self-sampling has the potential to be included in the cervical cancer screening programme. Impact Statement What is already known on this subject: HPV self-sampling is acceptable in some developed and developing countries. It is acceptable because it was easy to perform with very minimal pain or discomfort. Studies on the acceptance of self-screening are needed to plan a policy on self-sampling in the future. What the results of this study add: Our study adds new findings to the body of knowledge on self-sampling in the local population. We found that more women are willing to do the self-sampling at the clinic rather than at home. Although more than 90% expressed willingness to do self-sampling in the future, only 70% of them were willing to purchase the kit. Cost is a potential barrier to women who have the interest to perform the self-sampling. Given the global economic challenges, cost is inevitably an important predictor that we have to consider. What the implications are of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research: Future research should examine women from the rural areas and those who are resilient to Pap smear screening. In clinical practice, clinicians should acknowledge that cost is a potential barrier for women who are willing to do self-sampling. Self-sampling could be an option for women with no financial constraint to buy the kit. However, clinicians should counsel women so that they can make an informed choice in determining their screening method. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|