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Self-sampling offer boosts HPV detection and screening uptake in trial
Key Takeaways
- A randomized trial compared clinician-only cervical screening with an option that also included self-sampling.
- The intervention increased screening uptake from 42.8% to 56.6%.
- High-risk HPV detection rose from 0.3% to 3.1% in the intervention arm.
- Previously unscreened women accounted for most of the added detections, showing the access impact of the approach.
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com