At-home self-collection device offers an effective and preferred method to engage high BMI women in cervical cancer screening: method comparison study
In women with a BMI ≥ 35, cervical cancer screening by SC with this uniquely designed device demonstrated equivalent or superior HPV detection performance and was strongly preferred by participants. Offering this option could improve screening rates in women with BMI ≥ 35, a group that represents a significant portion of the US population who delay screening and help reduce disparities in cervical cancer incidence and outcomes.
Authors
- Youri Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3943-5071)
- Clair Kaplan
- Lisa Memmel
- Lindsay M. Kuroki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2141-7310)
- Sangini S. Sheth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3154-9624)
- Christine Conageski
- Raphaëlle Parker
- Elizabeth F. Sutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8807-6434)
- Ashley Jennings
- LaShonda Crane
- Colleen McNicholas
- Jenell Coleman
- Emeline Aviki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0891-9399)
- Diane Medved Harper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7648-883X)
- Megan B. Fitzpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7040-8018)
- Meghna Mukherjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-685X)
- Ann Collins
- Kimberly Harshberger
- Karl Hibler
- Ronald Orso
Institutions
- Winthrop-University Hospital (US)
- Planned Parenthood (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Tencent (China) (CN)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Yale University (US)
- San Francisco Department of Public Health (US)
- Birmingham Research Park (GB)
- State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota (US)
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (US)
- New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (US)
- Meridien Research (US)
- Woman's Hospital (US)
- North Carolina Clinical Research (US)
- Bradenton Neurology (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-025-08189-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.02
Funders
- Small Business Innovation Research
- National Institutes of Health