Women's acceptability of and experience with primary human papillomavirus testing for cervix screening: HPV FOCAL trial cross-sectional online survey results.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study participant's acceptability of and attitudes towards human papillomavirus (HPV) testing compared with cytology for cervical cancer screening and what impact having an HPV positive result may have in future acceptability of screening.

Design

Cross-sectional online survey of clinical trial participants.

Setting

Primary care, population-based Cervix Screening Program, British Columbia, Canada.

Participants

A total of 5532 participants from the HPV FOCAL trial, in which women received HPV and cytology testing at study exit, were included in the analysis. Median age was 54 years. The median time of survey completion was 3 years after trial exit.

Outcome measures

Acceptability of HPV testing for primary cervical cancer screening (primary); a

SUBMITTER: Smith LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8499254 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature