Аннтотация

© 2018, Bionika Media Ltd.. All rights reserved. Objective. To improve cervical cancer screening programs via clinical introduction of a diagnostic vaginal swab self-sampling test for the detection of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV). Subjects and methods. A total of 455 residents of the Lipetsk Region were examined; vaginal swabs tested for HPV were taken both independently by a woman with a Qvintip device and by a gynecologist with a universal urogenital probe. The women were asked whether it was convenient for them to self-collect a vaginal swab. Results. In the surveyed sample of 455 women, there were 35 (7.7%) cases of hrHPV identified on the swabs collected by the Qvintip and 38 (8.4%) women with hrHPV detected on those taken by the physician, out of them 26 (68.5%) women had atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. 70.3% of women preferred the Qvintip self-sampling method. Conclusion. The Qvintip self-sampling method for hrHPV testing shows high diagnostic efficiency, simplicity, and ease-to-use. The method may be recommended for the detection of hrHPV to increase cervical cancer screening coverage.