Rural women choose self-sampling over a pelvic exam for cervical cancer screening: a mixed-method study
The powerful negative perceptions of the pelvic exam may be why people do not participate in screening. The self-sampling cervical cancer screening technique offers a quick and easy method for screening that many prefer.
Authors
- Emma A. Butcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3729-4159)
- Melissa DeJonckheere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2660-3358)
- Alexandra H. Vinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9062-7899)
- Matthew A. Stack
- Elizabeth K. Haro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3595-5432)
- Timothy C. Guetterman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0093-858X)
- Diane Medved Harper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7648-883X)
- Butcher
- Martha L. Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6772-6306)
- Christelle El Khoury
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- H.B. Fuller (United States) (US)
- Genesee Cancer & Blood Disease (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Causes & Control
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-025-02081-5
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00