Open AccessVaginal Self-Sampling for Human Papillomavirus Infection as a Primary Cervical Cancer Screening Tool in a Haitian Population
Author(s) -
Joel C. Boggan,
David K. Walmer,
Gregory S. Henderson,
Nahida Chakhtoura,
Schatzi H. McCarthy,
Harry Beauvais,
Jennifer S. Smith
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000345
Subject(s) - medicine , colposcopy , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , cervical cancer , gynecology , population , mcnemar's test , biopsy , vaginal cancer , hpv infection , obstetrics , human papillomavirus , cancer , statistics , mathematics , environmental health
Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as primary cervical cancer screening has not been studied in Caribbean women. We tested vaginal self-collection versus physician cervical sampling in a population of Haitian women.