The Cost-Effectiveness of Cervical Self-Sampling to Improve Routine Cervical Cancer Screening: The Importance of Respondent Screening History and Compliance

• Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 95 - 103
• Main Authors: Burger, Emily A, Sy, Stephen, Nygård, Mari, Kim, Jane J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for Cancer Research, Inc 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Cancer screening; Cervical cancer; Cervix; Cost analysis; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Early Detection of Cancer - economics; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Female; Human papillomavirus; Humans; Mass Screening - economics; Mass Screening - methods; Medical screening; Middle Aged; Norway; Papillomaviridae; Papillomavirus Infections - diagnosis; Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data; Pilot Projects; Program Evaluation; Quality Improvement; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Sampling; Self-Examination - economics; Self-Examination - methods; Strategy; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - virology; Vagina; Vaginal Smears - methods; Womens health

Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing allows women to self-collect cervico-vaginal cells at home (i.e., self-sampling). Using primary data from a randomized pilot study, we evaluated the long-term consequences and cost-effectiveness of using self-sampling to improve participation to routine cervical ca...