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Effect of self-collection of HPV DNA offered by community health workers at home visits on uptake of screening for cervical cancer (the EMA study): a population-based cluster-randomised trial

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BACKGROUND: Control of cervical cancer in developing countries has been hampered by a failure to achieve high screening uptake. HPV DNA self-collection could increase screening coverage, but implementation of this technology is difficult in countries of middle and low income. We investigated whether offering HPV DNA self-collection during routine home visits by community health workers could increase cervical screening. METHODS: We did a population-based cluster-randomised trial in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, between July 1, 2012, and Dec 31, 2012. Community health workers were eligible for the study if they scored highly on a performance score, and women aged 30 years or older were eligible for enrolment by the community health worker. 200 community health workers were randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group (offered women the chance to self-collect a sample for cervical screening during a home visit) or the control group (advised women to attend a health clinic for cervical screening). The primary outcome was screening uptake, measured as the proportion of women having any HPV screening test within 6 months of the community health worker visit. Analysis was by intention to treat. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02095561. FINDINGS: 100 community health workers were randomly allocated to the intervention group and 100 were assigned to the control group; nine did not take part. 191 participating community health workers (94 in the intervention group and 97 in the control group) initially contacted 7650 women; of 3632 women contacted by community health workers in the intervention group, 3049 agreed to participate; of 4018 women contacted by community health workers in the control group, 2964 agreed to participate. 2618 (86%) of 3049 women in the intervention group had any HPV test within 6 months of the community health worker visit, compared with 599 (20%) of 2964 in the control group (risk ratio 4·02, 95% CI 3·44-4·71). INTERPRETATION: Offering self-collection of samples for HPV testing by community health workers during home visits resulted in a four-fold increase in screening uptake, showing that this strategy is effective to improve cervical screening coverage. This intervention reduces women's barriers to screening and results in a substantial and rapid increase in coverage. Our findings suggest that HPV testing could be extended throughout Argentina and in other countries to increase cervical screening coverage. FUNDING: Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (Argentina).

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Authors
Arrossi, S., Thouyaret, L., Herrero, R., Campanera, A., Magdaleno, A., Cuberli, M., Barletta, P., Laudi, R., & Orellana, L.
Affiliations
  • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
  • Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (AR)
  • Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
  • Ministerio de Salud (AR)
Corresponding author
Arrossi, Silvina
Venue
The Lancet Global Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-02
Volume
3
Issue
2
Pages
e85-e94
ISSN
2214-109X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2142272848
Cited by
217
References
28
Citations by year
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FWCI
18.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • The Lancet Global Health (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bushehr University of Medical Sciences Repository (Bushehr University of Medical Sciences) (acceptedVersion)
  • Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Own your potential (DEAKIN) (submittedVersion)
  • CONICET Digital (CONICET) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
  • World Health Organization
  • National Cancer Institute
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
Keywords
cervical cancer screening, screening uptake, community health workers, home visits, HPV testing, cervical cancer prevention, resource-limited settings, barriers to screening, women's health
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Argentina, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Community Health Services, Female, House Calls, Humans, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Self Care, Vaginal Smears, Papillomavirus Infections

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