Understanding hesitancy: barriers to HR-HPV self-sampling among women at high risk for cervical cancer in Latvia
A complex interplay of contextual factors contributed to the hesitancy of HR-HPV self-sampling in the group of women at high risk for cervical cancer, highlighting that women's decision-making regarding this procedure goes beyond its purely clinical aspects.
Authors
- Anda Ķīvīte‐Urtāne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6362-1187)
- Inese Stars (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3519-0396)
- Anneli Uusküla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4036-3856)
- Natālija Bērza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9541-1045)
- Kersti Pärna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7677-9493)
- Jana Žodžika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9450-5365)
- Dana Makejeva
Institutions
- Riga East University Hospital (LV)
- Riga Stradiņš University (LV)
- University of Tartu (EE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-04205-0
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00