Barriers to Acceptance of Self-sampling for Human Papillomavirus across Ethnolinguistic Groups of Women
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Barriers to acceptance of self-sampling for human papillomavirus across ethnolinguistic groups of women.
OBJECTIVES Immigrant and low socio-economic (SES) women in North America underutilize Papanicolaou screening. Vaginal swab self-sampling for oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) has the potential to increase cervical cancer screening participation. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the perceptions of lower SES and immigrant women regarding self-sampling for HPV. METHODS ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405272