Practitioners support and intention to adopt universal access to self-collection in Australia's National Cervical Screening Program.
Nicola Stephanie CreaghTessa SaundersJulia BrothertonJane HockingAmalia KarahaliosMarion SavilleMegan SmithClaire NightingalePublished in: Cancer medicine (2024)
The extent to which self-collection can promote equity within the program will be limited without wide-spread adoption by practitioners. Communication and education that addresses concerns of practitioners, along with targeted implementation support, will be critical to ensuring that self-collection can increase participation and Australia's progression towards elimination of cervical cancer.