Preliminary Results of Feasibility and Acceptability of Self-Collection for Cervical Screening in Italian Women

• Published in: Pathogens (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 9; p. 1169
• Main Authors: Sechi, Illari, Muresu, Narcisa, Puci, Mariangela V., Saderi, Laura, Del Rio, Arcadia, Cossu, Andrea, Muroni, Maria R., Castriciano, Santina, Martinelli, Marianna, Cocuzza, Clementina E., Sotgiu, Giovanni, Piana, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Acceptability; acceptability self-collection; Cellular biology; Cervical cancer; cervical screening; Collection; Decision analysis; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diagnosis; DNA; DNA testing; Elution; elution medium; Evaluation; HPV-DNA test; Human papillomavirus; Immunization; Laboratories; Mathematical analysis; Medical screening; Methods; Papillomavirus infections; Prevention; Questionnaires; Room temperature; Sampling; Self-examination, Medical; Stability analysis; Standardization; Storage conditions; Tumors; Vagina; vaginal self-collection; Womens health; Italy

Background: Given the diagnostic accuracy of HPV-DNA tests in terms of self-collected samples, in order to implement self-sampling in cervical screening programs, the standardization of the pre-analytical phase, including decisions concerning the choice of medium, the volume of elution, and storage...