Psychosexual distress following routine primary human papillomavirus testing: a longitudinal evaluation within the English Cervical Screening Programme.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess psychosexual distress over a 12-month period among women receiving different human papillomavirus (HPV) and cytology results in the context of the English HPV primary screening pilot.

Design

Longitudinal, between-group study.

Setting

Five sites in England where primary HPV testing was piloted.

Population

Women aged 24-65 years (n = 1133) who had taken part in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.

Methods

Women were sent a postal questionnaire soon after receiving their screening results (baseline) and 6 and 12 months later. Data were analysed using linear regression models to compare psychosexual outcomes between groups receiving six possible combinations of HPV and cytology screening results, including a control group with normal cyt

SUBMITTER: Bennett KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8432156 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature