Acceptability of Home‐Based Urine Self‐Collection for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Receiving Care at the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services in Michigan
ABSTRACT Background Michigan's Middle Eastern‐North African (MENA) community is an essential and growing part of the state's population. However, MENA individuals are underrepresented in the research literature due to a lack of recognized demographic categorization. Prior work shows that M...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Cancer Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70714 |
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT Background Michigan's Middle Eastern‐North African (MENA) community is an essential and growing part of the state's population. However, MENA individuals are underrepresented in the research literature due to a lack of recognized demographic categorization. Prior work shows that MENA women face barriers to traditional clinician‐directed cervical cancer screening. This study aims to capture the perspectives of MENA women about home‐based urine cervical cancer screening using HPV kits and to assess whether such methods could positively impact future screening intent. Methods Through collaboration with a community partner in southeast Michigan, we recruited MENA women ages 30–65, with 44 completing the study. Participants used urine HPV self‐sampling kits at home and then shared their perspectives through a phone interview. We used an inductive, thematic approach to analyze the interviews, which captured experiences with home‐based self‐sampling, screening preferences, and impact on future screening intent. Results Participants found that urine home‐based self‐sampling was acceptable as a convenient and comfortable way to screen for cervical cancer. Most (80%) preferred self‐sampling over traditional clinician‐directed screening and preferred collecting urine samples at home (73%) rather than in the clinic. Overall, 80% reported that access to urine self‐sampling would positively impact their future screening intent. Conclusions MENA participants in this study positively received home‐based cervical cancer screening using urine HPV self‐sampling kits. These findings support the clinical implementation of self‐sampling and home‐based cervical cancer screening to increase participation, particularly among those in under‐screened communities. |
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| ISSN: | 2045-7634 |