HPV self-sampling acceptability in rural and indigenous communities in Guatemala: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cervical cancer disproportionately burdens low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Guatemala. Self-collection testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) has been suggested as a form of cervical cancer screening to facilitate access in LMICs. This study assessed and compared the acceptability of self-collection HPV testing in two rural, indigenous and ethnically distinct communities in Guatemala: Santiago Atitlán, Sololá and Livingston, Izabal.

Methods

All participants, women between the ages of 18 and 60, completed a questionnaire. Eligible participants were also asked to self-collect a vaginal sample and complete a questionnaire regarding comfort and acceptability. Self-collected samples were tested for high-risk HPV using the real-time PCR Hybribio

SUBMITTER: Murchland AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830827 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature