A study to investigate the compliance of unassisted women to self-collection of specimens for Hybrid Capture (HC) for detection of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) DNA compared to Pap smear collection by medical personnel, as screening method to identify precursor lesions of cervical cancer.
Women living in the community of the Morro dos Macacos, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, were randomly allocated for self-collection of specimens for HC II for detection of HPV-DNA or to Pap smear collection by medical personnel, as screening method to identify precursor lesions of cervical cancer. The compliance was measured by the delivery of the specimen obtained by self-collection or to attend to a visit at the community health center to be submitted to Pap smear collection, within a week.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Women allocated to this arm will be asked to obtain a specimen of vaginal/cervical by self-collection for HCII.
Women allocated to this arm will be asked to attend to medical office to have their Pap smear obtained by a gynecologist
Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira (IFF/Fiocruz)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Compliance to self-collection for detection of HPV-DNA measured by the percentage of subjects that returned the vaginal self-collected sample or attended to the medical appointment according to allocation.
Risk of compliance to self-collection for detection of HPV-DNA in relation to collection by medical personnel
Time frame: One week after inclusion
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