Motivation, Capacity and Opportunities for Cervical Cancer Home-based Vaginal Self-sampling in Réunion Island: a Qualitative Study.

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Date publication

juillet 2026

Journal

BMC public health

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BARDOU Marc

Tous les auteurs :
Pourette D, Cripps A, Hassine A, Opigez E, Bardou M, Dumont A

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42432545

Résumé

Cervical cancer remains a major public health concern. In France, women in deprived areas face a 62% higher risk, yet nearly 40% of eligible women are under-screened. While HPV self-sampling can double or triple screening rates, these rarely exceed 30%. Prior studies have overlooked women experiencing both insufficient screening and socioeconomic disadvantage. The RESISTE trial addressed these gaps using combined quantitative and qualitative methods. In this work, we evaluated behavioural strategies targeting both women's capacity to perform self-sampling and their perception of screening opportunities, in Réunion Island.