Age-related acceptability of vaginal self-sampling in cervical cancer screening at two university hospitals: a pilot cross-sectional study.
Noely Paula Cristina LorenziLara TerminiAdhemar Longatto FilhoMaricy TaclaLana Maria de AguiarMariana Carmezim BeldiEdson Santos Ferreira-FilhoEdmund Chada BaracatJosé Maria Soares-JúniorPublished in: BMC public health (2019)
The participating women found self-collection simple to understand and easy to accept regardless of age. The younger women indicated more fear and discomfort in self-sampling, which points to the need for attraction strategies that are more appealing to the younger generations.