Authors: Dr. Silvina Arrossi, Laura Thouyaret, Rolando Herrero, Alicia Campanera, Adriana Magdaleno, Milca Cuberli, Paula Barletta,Rosa Laudi, Liliana Orellana, and the EMA Study team
Control of cervical cancer in developing countries has been hampered by a failure to achieve high screening uptake. In Argentina, more than 60% of women with low education have not had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test in the past 2 years. HPV DNA self-collection could increase screening coverage, but implementation of this technology is difficult in countries of middle and low income. The authors investigated whether offering HPV DNA self-collection during routine home visits by community health workers could increase cervical screening.
The authors performed a population-based cluster-randomized trial in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, between July 1, 2012, and Dec 31, 2012. 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.
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Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Human Resources Management/Workforce Development, Prevention, mHealth and Technology
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2015
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
Country: Argentina
Publisher May Restrict Access: No