Self-sampling HPV test in women not undergoing Pap smear for more than 5 years and factors associated with under-screening in Taiwan

Self-sampling HPV test in women not undergoing Pap smear for more than 5 years and factors associated with under-screening in Taiwan

Under-utilization of Papanicolaou (Pap) smear causes a gap in the prevention of cervical neoplasms. A prospective population-based study was conducted investigating whether a self-sampling human papillomavirus (HPV) test was feasible for under-users of Pap smear and factors associated with under-scr...

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Main Authors: Hung-Hsueh Chou, Huei-Jean Huang, Hui-Hsin Cheng, Chee-Jen Chang, Lan-Yan Yang, Chu-Chun Huang, Wei-Yang Chang, Swei Hsueh, Angel Chao, Chin-Jung Wang, Yun-Hsin Tang, Cheng-Tao Lin, Jian-Tai Qiu, Min-Yu Chen, Chao-Yu Chen, Kuan-Gen Huang, Tzu-Chun Tsai, Ting-Chang Chang, Chyong-Huey Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
cervical neoplasms
human papillomavirus
Pap smear
self-sampling
screening rate
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615003538

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