RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Feasibility of self-collection of specimens for human papillomavirus testing in hard-to-reach women
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 480
OP 483
DO 10.1503/cmaj.070013
VO 177
IS 5
A1 Ogilvie, Gina
A1 Krajden, Mel
A1 Maginley, Juanita
A1 Isaac-Renton, Judy
A1 Hislop, Greg
A1 Elwood-Martin, Ruth
A1 Sherlock, Chris
A1 Taylor, Darlene
A1 Rekart, Michael
YR 2007
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/5/480.abstract
AB To study the feasibility of self-collected specimens for testing human papillomavirus (HPV) status among hard-to-reach women, outreach nurses recruited women in women's centres, shelters and alleys in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Of the 151 participants for whom samples were available, 43 (28.5%) tested positive for high-risk HPV. Outreach nurses were able to recontact 81.4% of the participants who tested positive and referred them for further testing. About 14% (21/151) of participants had never received a Papanicolaou smear in British Columbia, as compared with 8.3% (608/7336) of women in the BC general population (p < 0.05). This difference suggests that self-collection of specimens for HPV testing is a feasible method to reach women who have not previously participated in cervical cancer screening programs.