...Hideo Satake; Noriyuki Inaba; Keiichiro Kanno; Masato Mihara; Yoshitake Takagi; Nobuo Kondo; Satoru Sagae Objective: The objective of this study was to calculate the positive rate and overall concordance rate of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) test and cytology using self-sampled...

... and among specific populations of developed countries. Cervical or vaginal self-sampling may increase adherence to screening due to its low costs and elevated sensibility and specificity. Our main goal was to compare self-sampling with physician sampling and to evaluate the participation rate of women...

... for a variety of reasons, including geographic isolation, limited access to medical care, lack of awareness of cancer risks, lower education levels, and embarrassment about having the clinical examination. Methods: This study was designed to evaluate the use of self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV...

... screening. Exclusion of the pelvic examination could result in a higher acceptance of the cervical screening among these communities and an increase in screening coverage. Aim: To assess the performance of the Fournier® cervical specimen self-sampling device for the cytological diagnosis of precursor...