Feasibility and acceptability of an HPV self-testing strategy: lessons from a research context to assess for ability to implement into primary care at a national level in Botswana.
Feasibility and acceptability of an HPV self-testing strategy: lessons from a research context to assess for ability to implement into primary care at a national level in Botswana.
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10.3389/fgwh.2023.1300788
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2023
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通讯作者:
Larson, Elysia
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Luckett, Rebecca;Ramogola-Masire, Doreen;Harris, Devon A.;Gompers, Annika;Gaborone, Kelebogile;Mochoba, Lorato;Ntshese, Lapelo;Mathoma, Anikie;Kula, Maduke;Shapiro, Roger;Larson, Elysia
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The WHO strategy for cervical cancer elimination strives to achieve 70% coverage with high-performance cervical screening. While few low- and middle-income countries have achieved this, high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) self-testing creates the possibility to rapidly upscale access to high-performance cervical screening across resource settings. However, effective hrHPV screening requires linkage to follow-up, which has been variable in prior studies. This study developed and tested an implementation strategy aimed at improving screening and linkage to follow-up care in South East District in Botswana. This study performed primary hrHPV self-testing; those with positive results were referred for a triage visit. Withdrawals for any reason, loss-to follow-up between hrHPV test and triage visit, and number of call attempts to give hrHPV results were also documented. Acceptability of the program to patients was measured as the proportion of patients who completed a triage visit when indicated, meeting the a priori threshold of 80%. Feasibility was defined as the proportion of participants receiving the results and attending follow-up. To assess the associations between participant characteristics and loss-to-follow-up we used log-binomial regressions to estimate risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Enrollment of 3,000 women occurred from February 2021 to August 2022. In total, 10 participants withdrew and an additional 33 were determined ineligible after consent, leaving a final cohort of 2,957 participants who underwent self-swab hrHPV testing. Half (50%) of participants tested positive for hrHPV and nearly all (98%) of participants received their hrHPV results, primarily via telephone. Few calls to participants were required to communicate results: 2,397 (82%) required one call, 386 (13%) required 2 calls, and only 151 (5%) required 3–5 calls. The median time from specimen collection to participant receiving results was 44 days (IQR, 27–65). Of all hrHPV positive participants, 1,328 (90%) attended a triage visit. In a large cohort we had low loss-to-follow-up of 10%, indicating that the strategy is acceptable. Telephonic results reporting was associated with high screening completion, required few calls to participants, and supports the feasibility of hrHPV self-testing in primary care followed by interval triage.
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影响因子:
5
作者:
Vink, Margaretha A.;Bogaards, Johannes A.;Berkhof, Johannes
通讯作者:
Berkhof, Johannes
影响因子:
34.3
作者:
Arbyn, Marc;Weiderpass, Elisabete;Bray, Freddie
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Bray, Freddie
影响因子:
4.5
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DOI:
10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30459-9
发表时间:
2021-03
期刊:
The Lancet. Global health
影响因子:
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作者:
Stelzle D;Tanaka LF;Lee KK;Ibrahim Khalil A;Baussano I;Shah ASV;McAllister DA;Gottlieb SL;Klug SJ;Winkler AS;Bray F;Baggaley R;Clifford GM;Broutet N;Dalal S
通讯作者:
Dalal S
影响因子:
6.4
作者:
SIGURDSSON, K
通讯作者:
SIGURDSSON, K