Value of a catch-up HPV test in women aged 65 and above: A Danish population-based nonrandomized intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) test is replacing cytology as the primary cervical cancer screening test due to superior sensitivity, but in most countries women ≥65 years have never had an HPV test despite they account for around 50% of cervical cancer deaths. We explored the effect of a catch-up HPV test among 65- to 69-year-old women without previous record of HPV-based screening.

Methods and findings

This population-based nonrandomized intervention study (quasi-experimental design) included Danish women aged 65 to 69 with no record of cervical cancer screening in the last ≥5.5 years and no HPV-exit test at age 60 to 64 at the time of study inclusion. Eligible women residing in the Central Denmark Region were invited for HPV screening either by attending c

SUBMITTER: Tranberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10325045 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature