Urine human papillomavirus testing for cervical screening in a UK general screening population: a diagnostic test accuracy study
HPV-tested urine showed non-inferior specificity to cervical samples in a general screening population. Urine self-sampling was acceptable to current attenders but some prefer traditional screening, making choice an important consideration for policymakers.
Authors
- Emma J. Crosbie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0284-8630)
- Peter David Sasieni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1509-8744)
- Suzanne Carter
- Alexandra Sargent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9354-7720)
- Maya Whittaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1752-9037)
- Clare Gilham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9477-6090)
- Jiexin Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2808-7024)
- Helena O’Flynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6189-4488)
- Jennifer Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1683-220X)
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- St Mary's Hospital (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- St Mary's Hospital (GB)
- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2025.0105
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre
- Manchester Biomedical Research Centre