HPV primary cervical screening in England: Women's awareness and attitudes

Patel, Hersha; Moss, Esther L.; Sherman, Susan M.

doi:10.1002/pon.4694

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“…Some quantitative studies reported an overall psychosexual impact score (n = 6). Most qualitative studies (n = 12) conducted individual interviews …”

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“…A common response from women with HPV was to question which partner (current or previous) the infection had come from . Not knowing the source of the infection sometimes led to uncertainty and stress and in severe cases to relationship breakdown or angry confrontation with a previous partner …”

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“…Whilst some women were concerned HPV might negatively impact their relationship; others reported that it had not. A small number reported that their partners were accepting, supportive, had shown concern for their wellbeing, and that they had become closer to their partner following HPV diagnosis . A small number described their HPV diagnosis having a negative impact on their relationship, feeling that their partner was distant from them, or that HPV was causing conflict …”

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The psychosexual impact of testing positive for high‐risk cervical human papillomavirus (HPV): A systematic review

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Objectives: Many countries are implementing human papillomavirus (HPV)-based cervical screening due to the higher sensitivity of the test compared with cytology.As HPV is sexually transmitted, there may be psychosexual consequences of testing positive for the virus. We aimed to review the literature exploring the psychosexual impact of testing positive for high-risk cervical HPV.Methods: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus, Web of Science, and EMBASE were searched with no date limits. We also searched the grey literature, reference lists of included articles and carried out forward citation searching. Eligible studies reported at least one psychosexual outcome among HPV-positive women. Qualitative and quantitative papers were included. We extracted data using a standardised form and carried out a quality assessment for each article. We conducted a narrative synthesis for quantitative studies and a thematic synthesis for qualitative studies. Results: Twenty-five articles were included. Quantitative study designs were diverse making it difficult to determine the impact that an HPV positive result would have in the context of routine screening. The qualitative literature suggested that psychosexual concerns cover a broad range of aspects relating to women's current and past relationships, both interpersonal and sexual. Conclusions: The psychosexual impact of testing positive for high-risk cervical HPV is unclear. This review highlights the need for further research in the context of HPVbased cervical screening. As primary HPV testing is introduced more widely, it is important to understand women's responses to testing HPV positive in the cancer screening context to minimise any adverse psychosexual impact. KEYWORDS cancer, early detection of cancer, oncology, papillomavirus infections, psychological, sexual dysfunctions, systematic review ---This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…Some quantitative studies reported an overall psychosexual impact score (n = 6). Most qualitative studies (n = 12) conducted individual interviews …”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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The psychosexual impact of testing positive for high‐risk cervical human papillomavirus (HPV): A systematic review

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“…Worldwide, countries including the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Turkey have implemented national HPV-based cervical screening, with many more transitioning towards primary HPV testing 5 6. Previous international studies stated most women are unaware of the use of primary HPV testing7 and that some women may experience a negative emotional response towards primary HPV testing as it is a sexually transmitted infection 8 9. Due to the recent nature of changes to cervical screening, there is limited qualitative literature assessing Australian women’s attitudes towards the new NCSP.…”

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Knowledge and perspectives of the new National Cervical Screening Program: a qualitative interview study of North Queensland women—‘I could be that one percent’

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ObjectivesTo investigate women’s understanding and attitudes towards the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) and to explore methods to improve screening participation.DesignSemi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted through convenience and snowball sampling. Thematic analysis occurred using the interpretivist framework.SettingA private general practice in North Queensland.ParticipantsWomen between the ages of 18 and 74 who attended the general practice were eligible to participate. Fourteen women between 20 and 58 years old were interviewed.ResultsParticipants were concerned that the new NCSP would miss cancer due to longer screening intervals and reliance on primary human papilloma virus (HPV) testing. They believed that young women are at increased risk of cervical cancer, due to perceived HPV vaccine ineffectiveness and parent objection to vaccination. Most participants were not agreeable to self-sampling and preferred their doctor to perform screening. Personal and practitioner beliefs influenced a woman’s screening participation. Personal factors include being healthy for themselves and their family, previous abnormal smears and family history of cancer. Emphasis was placed on feeling ‘comfortable’ with their practitioner which included patient rapport and gender preference. Proposed methods to improve cervical screening included education programmes, advertising campaigns, general practitioner interventions and improving accessibility.ConclusionsIt is apparent that women are hesitant about the new NCSP. However, when provided with additional information they were more amenable to the changes. This highlights the need to improve awareness of cervical screening and the new NCSP.

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“…Increasingly, novel methods, such as those described by Karakus et al (2020), are required to maintain participation. This is particularly so, in the case of cervical screening, with the advent of HPV vaccination and testing, which has perceptions about the importance of cervical screening (Patel, Moss, & Sherman, 2018).…”

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Cancer diagnosis and treatment in the COVID‐19 era

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2020

Eur J Cancer Care

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HPV primary cervical screening in England: Women's awareness and attitudes

Abstract: The acceptability of HPV testing may be a limiting factor in encouraging participation with screening in the future.

Cited by 32 publications

References 26 publications

The psychosexual impact of testing positive for high‐risk cervical human papillomavirus (HPV): A systematic review

The psychosexual impact of testing positive for high‐risk cervical human papillomavirus (HPV): A systematic review

Knowledge and perspectives of the new National Cervical Screening Program: a qualitative interview study of North Queensland women—‘I could be that one percent’

Cancer diagnosis and treatment in the COVID‐19 era

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