Overview
Cervical cancer is a disease that is preventable through vaccination against the virus that causes it, human papillomavirus (HPV), and through screening and treatment of cervical disease before it becomes cancet.
Description
Primary Objectives:
The overall purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of CHW-delivered selfsample HPV testing (CHW-SS) to increase cervical cancer screening among women in RGV, a lowresource community in Texas.
The specific aims of this protocol are to:
Specific Aim 1: Determine the feasibility of CHW-SS in the RGV (i.e., reach, screening uptake, notification of test results).
Specific Aim 2: Assess the acceptability and experiences of CHW-SS among under screened persons in rural, persistent poverty communities in the RGV.
Secondary Objectives:
Exploratory Aim 3: Assess attendance for clinical follow-up among individuals who participate in CHW-SS and test positive for HR-HPV.
Exploratory Aim 4: Evaluate contextual fit of the intervention.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following
criteria:
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Currently resident in RGV
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures
- Females; Age ≥30 years
- Have no history of hysterectomy with removal of the cervix
- Have no history of cervical cancer or high-grade dysplasia
- have not had a Pap test in the past 3.5 years or Pap/HPV co-test in the past 5.5
years.
Exclusion Criteria:
An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation
in this study:
- Unable to communicate in English or Spanish
- Lack valid telephone contact information
- Report being currently pregnant. 4.3 Vulnerable Populations