biostudies-literatureCamara HScientia PhD Scholarship, UNSW Sydney1514https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9746197biostudies-literatureUnknown22(1)<h4>Background</h4>A field trial to evaluate a self-collect point-of-care HPV screen-and-treat (HPV S&T) program was implemented in two Well Women Clinics in Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Assessing the acceptability of a health intervention is a core element of evaluation. In this study, we examined women's acceptability of both self-collection and HPV S&T intervention in Papua New Guinea.  METHODS: Sixty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted with women who had undergone cervical screening in the same-day self-collected HPV screen-and-treat program in Madang and Western Highlands Provinces, Papua New Guinea. Data were thematically analysed using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA) and managed using NVivo 12.5.<h4>Results</h4>Most women agreed that self-collectioBMC health services researchWomen's acceptability of a self-collect HPV same-day screen-and-treat program in a high burden setting in the Pacific.PMC9746197N/AMunnull GBadman SGGuy RNosi SKelly-Hanku AKuk JMola GCamara HBolgna JVallely AJfalseWomen's acceptability of a self-collect HPV same-day screen-and-treat program in a high burden setting in the Pacific.<h4>Background</h4>A field trial to evaluate a self-collect point-of-care HPV screen-and-treat (HPV S&T) program was implemented in two Well Women Clinics in Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Assessing the acceptability of a health intervention is a core element of evaluation. In this study, we examined women's acceptability of both self-collection and HPV S&T intervention in Papua New Guinea.  METHODS: Sixty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted with women who had undergone cervical screening in the same-day self-collected HPV screen-and-treat program in Madang and Western Highlands Provinces, Papua New Guinea. Data were thematically analysed using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA) and managed using NVivo 12.5.<h4>Results</h4>Most women agreed that self-collectio2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2025-04-19T18:52:19.271Z2024-10-19T01:00:54.317ZS-EPMC97461973651019210.1186/s12913-022-08842-1