Psycho-social impact of positive human papillomavirus testing in Jujuy, Argentina results from the Psycho-Estampa study.

ABSTRACT: Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing can have a negative impact on women's lives which might also result in abandoning the follow-up and treatment process. This study measured the psycho-social impact of HPV-positivity among HPV-tested women from Jujuy, Argentina, a middle-low income setting. In this cross-sectional study (2015-2016), the psycho-social impact of HPV-positivity was measured using the Psycho-Estampa Scale, specifically designed and validated to be used in screening contexts. We measured mean scores for each of the five scale domains, and the Overall Impact score (Values from 1: No impact to 4: Heavy impact). We compared scores according to cytology triage diagnosis using ordinal logistic regression. A total of 163 HPV-positive women were recruited at the Centro Carlos Alvarado

SUBMITTER: Arrossi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7113430 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature