While most women still choose clinic-based screening, new national data reveal that those who experience discrimination in healthcare are far more likely to favor at-home HPV self-sampling. This raises urgent questions about how US screening guidelines can better address trust, access, and equity.
Study: Women’s Preferences for Home-Based Self-Sampling or Clinic-Based Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening. Image credit: Anastasiya Tsiasemnikava/Shutterstock.com
A recent study in JAMA Network Open investigated women’s preference for home-based or clinic-based approaches for cervical cancer screening. The research revealed that although most women still prefer clinic-based screening, women who reported discrimination in healthcare and those facing certain access barriers showed greater interest in…