Role of Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening: Diagnostic Test Properties of Three Tests for the Diagnosis of HPV in Rural Communities of Cuenca, Ecuador.
Bernardo Vega CrespoVivian Alejandra NeiraJose Ortiz SegarraRuth Maldonado RengelDiana LópezMaría Paz OrellanaAndrea GómezMaría José VicuñaJorge MejíaIna BenoyTesifón Parrón CarreñoVeronique VerhoevenPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
This study shows that vaginal and urine self-sampling methods have similar sensitivity and specificity compared with clinician sampling for the diagnosis of HPV. The correlation between HPV genotypes among the three tests is satisfactory.