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December 11, 2025Obstetrics and Gynecology

Preferences Among U.S. Women for Cervical Cancer Screening with Self-Collected Specimens for Human Papillomavirus Testing

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JQJin QinGMGladys MartinezHHHunter K. Holt

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals 71.5% of women aged 21-49 are open to HPV self-collection, suggesting improved access may be needed.

Key Points

  • To examine preferences for HPV specimen self-collection and collection location in reproductive-aged women in the U.S.
  • Cross-sectional analysis using data from the National Survey of Family Growth
  • Included women aged 21-49 without a history of hysterectomy or cervical cancer
  • Assessed preferences for HPV self-collection versus clinician collection and collection location
  • 42.9% preferred HPV self-collection and 28.5% preferred clinician collection
  • 71.5% of women aged 21-49 were open to HPV self-collection
  • Preference for at-home collection was 52.1% among those open to self-collection

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Qin et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401b1e2d562116f28f7703https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000006147
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