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What young women (aged 24-29 years) in Australia think about self-collection for cervical screening: a brief report.
Zammit, Claire M; Brooks, Alexandra; Brotherton, Julia M L; Nightingale, Claire E.
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  • Zammit CM; University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and Australian National University, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
  • Brooks A; Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
  • Brotherton JML; University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
  • Nightingale CE; University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Sex Health ; 212024 Jun.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38833543
ABSTRACT
Background In mid-2022 Australia's National Cervical Screening Program made self-collection of a vaginal sample an option for screening for young women or people with a cervix aged 25 to 29 years for the first time. This study explored what young women thought about, and wanted to know about, self-collection, and what their future screening preferences are. Methods Young women (n =21), aged 24-29years, were recruited through social media. Semi-structured interviews explored screening history, screening preferences and thoughts about self-collection. Data were analysed using an a priori coding framework informed by the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability. Results Young women valued the addition of self-collection to the national cervical screening program, believing it to be less invasive and more convenient. However, they also valued the choice to opt for a clinician-collected specimen if preferred. Conclusions Self-collection is a valuable addition to the National Cervical Screening Program. This study suggests that continued efforts are needed to raise awareness of its availability, and improve understanding about its accuracy, the ease of collection, that you still need to engage with a primary healthcare service to access it and that you can still opt for a clinician-collected test.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino / Detección Precoz del Cáncer Límite: Adult / Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Sex Health Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Australia
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino / Detección Precoz del Cáncer Límite: Adult / Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Sex Health Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Australia