Cervical cancer screening improvements with self-sampling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic cervical screening in the capital region of Sweden was canceled for several months. A series of measures to preserve and improve the cervical screening under the circumstances were instituted, including a switch to screening with HPV self-sampling to enable screening in compliance with social distancing recommendations.

Methods

We describe the major changes implemented, which were (1) nationwide implementation of HPV screening, (2) switch to primary self-sampling instead of clinician sampling, (3) implementation of HPV screening in all screening ages, and (4) combined HPV vaccination and HPV screening in the cervical screening program.

Results

A temporary government regulation allowed primary self-sampling with HPV scre

SUBMITTER: Elfstrom M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10715724 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature