Older women’s perceptions of HPV self-sampling and HPV-sampling performed by a midwife – a phenomenographic study

Background Cervical cancer is a global disease and it is well established that cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). In Sweden self-sampling for HPV is now used as a complement to sampling performed by a midwife. However, there is a lack of knowledge on how older women perceive th...

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Published in:BMC public health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 211 - 8
Main Authors: Nyman, Maria Hälleberg, Lillsunde Larsson, Gabriella, Blomberg, Karin, Schröder, Agneta
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 17.01.2024
BioMed Central Ltd
Springer Nature B.V
BMC
Subjects:
Age groups
Aged
Biostatistics
Cancer
Care and treatment
Cellular biology
Cervical cancer
Cervical screening
Complications and side effects
Early Detection of Cancer
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
Health care
HPV
Human papillomavirus
Human Papillomavirus Viruses
Humans
Infections
Interviews
Mass Screening
Medical screening
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Methods
Middle aged women
Midwifery
Papillomaviridae
Papillomavirus infections
Papillomavirus Infections - diagnosis
Perceptions
Pregnancy
Prevention
Public Health
Qualitative
Qualitative analysis
Risk factors
Sampling
Self Care
Self-sampling
Specimen Handling
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis
Vaccine
Vagina
Womens health
Sweden
Self-sampling
Human papillomavirus
Cervical screening
Qualitative
HPV
ISSN:1471-2458, 1471-2458
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Summary:Background Cervical cancer is a global disease and it is well established that cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). In Sweden self-sampling for HPV is now used as a complement to sampling performed by a midwife. However, there is a lack of knowledge on how older women perceive the self-sampling compared to the sampling performed by a midwife. Therefore, the aim of the study was to describe how women, aged 64 years and older, perceived the process of self-sampling and sampling performed by a midwife for HPV-testing. Methods Eighteen women were included in a qualitative interview study, and a phenomenographic approach was used for the analysis of the interviews. Results Three descriptive categories emerged: Confidence in sampling, Facilitating participation and Being informed. Within the categories, eight conceptions emerged describing the variation relating to how the women perceived the process of self-sampling and sampling performed by a midwife. Conclusions Women in this study describe confidence in self-sampling for HPV-testing and that the self-sampling was saving time and money, both for themselves and for society. Information in relation to an HPV-positive test result is of importance and it must be kept in mind that women affected by HPV may feel guilt and shame, which health care professionals should pay attention to. This knowledge can be used in education of health care staff. Trial registration https://researchweb.org/is/fourol/project/228071 . Reg. no 228,071.
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ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-024-17723-7