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Acceptability of self-taken vaginal HPV sample for cervical screening among an under-screened Indigenous population.

Anna AdcockFiona CramBeverley A LawtonStacie E GellerMerilyn HibmaPeter SykesEvelyn Jane MacDonaldWendy Dallas-KatoaBronwyn RendleTracey CornellTania MatakiTania RangiwhetuNaieta GifkinsSelah Hart
Published in: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology (2019)
The findings indicate that with a culturally competent introduction of HPV self-testing, many currently never/under-screened Māori women would be willing to be screened and followed up if necessary. HPV self-testing has the potential to save lives.
Keyphrases
  • cervical cancer screening
  • high grade
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • skeletal muscle
  • risk assessment
  • breast cancer risk