Pilot the HPV testing intervention in hard-to-reach communities

Objectives

• To determine the user take-up and acceptability of a screening intervention that includes cervical self-sampling and analysis with the HPV test in the portable HPV testing device

Methods

3-group prospective intervention study

• Group 1 (control): local coverage of screening (data to be collected from datasets, reports)
• Group 2: 125 women receive info about cervix cancer and are referred to local clinics for screening
• Group 3:  125 women receive information about cervix cancer and are offered on-site HPV testing and results

End-points:

Take-up 1 will be assessed by the difference between group 3 and group 1; and Take-up 2 will be estimated as the difference between group 3 and group 2.

Tasks

• Build relationships with hard-to-reach communities
• Recruiting and training community-based researchers
• Refine study design, procedure, and measurement tools
• Group 1: control group: Collect screening local coverage rates
• Group 2 & 3: Participant recruitment and data collection
• Recruit healthcare providers and collect data
• Data analysis and interpretation