Integrating HPV self-collect into primary care to address cervical cancer screening disparities.

ABSTRACT: Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-collect shows promise to increase cervical cancer screening rates in underscreened populations, such as Somali patients, but little is known about how to integrate such an approach in primary care. In this study, primary care providers and staff who provide primary care services to Somali women were asked for their views on integrating HPV self-collect into routine care to address cervical cancer screening disparities. Thirty primary care providers and staff participated in semi-structured interviews exploring their views on HPV self-collect and their anticipated needs or barriers to implementing this approach into the clinic generally and with specific patient populations, such as Somali women. A thematic analysis using the constructivist version of grounde

SUBMITTER: Pratt R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10825356 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature