Community cervical cancer screening: Barriers to successful home-based HPV self-sampling in Dabat district, North Gondar, Ethiopia. A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the barriers to successful home-based human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling in North Gondar, Ethiopia.

Methods

The study participants were women who had previously participated in a community-wide home-based HPV self-sampling pilot study, community health workers, women's development army leaders, and the sample collectors of the home-based HPV self-sampling pilot study. A community based qualitative descriptive study was conducted. We applied purposive and convenience sampling. In total, 47 women participated in the study (in-depth interviews n = 22, four focus group discussions n = 25, 6-7 participants each). The study employed thematic analysis for clustering the emerged themes.

Results

Husband disapproval was identified as the main barrier

SUBMITTER: Megersa BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7732077 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature