Self-Collection for Cervical Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Setting
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.2971
Abstract: This randomized clinical trial compares the effectiveness of mailed self-collection kits, with and without patient navigation, to telephone reminders to increase cervical cancer screening in a safety-net health system. read more here.
Keywords: screening safety; cervical cancer; self collection; safety net ... See more keywords
Feasibility of Specimen Self-collection in Young Children Undergoing SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance for In-Person Learning
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48988
Abstract: This cohort study assesses whether young children can effectively self-collect SARS-CoV-2 samples for surveillance testing, using parameters of error rates and timing over the course of the 2020-2021 academic year. read more here.
Keywords: young children; surveillance; specimen self; feasibility specimen ... See more keywords
Widening the offer of human papillomavirus self‐sampling to all women eligible for cervical screening: Make haste slowly
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DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34358
Abstract: Self‐collection of samples for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has the potential to increase the uptake of cervical screening among underscreened women and will likely form a crucial part of the WHO's strategy to eliminate cervical… read more here.
Keywords: cervical screening; human papillomavirus; self; self collection ... See more keywords
Capillary blood self-collection for high-throughput proteomics
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DOI: 10.1002/pmic.202300607
Abstract: In this study, we sought to compare protein concentrations obtained from a high‐throughput proteomics platform (Olink) on samples collected using capillary blood self‐collection (with the Tasso+ device) versus standard venipuncture (control). Blood collection was performed… read more here.
Keywords: tasso; self collection; capillary blood; blood ... See more keywords
Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Incorporation of Home Specimen Self-Collection Kits for Laboratory Testing in a Telehealth Program for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03209-9
Abstract: Home specimen self-collection kits with central laboratory testing may improve persistence with PrEP and enhance telehealth programs. We offered Iowa TelePrEP clients the choice of using a home kit or visiting a laboratory site for… read more here.
Keywords: home; home specimen; self collection; telehealth ... See more keywords
Highly Energy-Efficient 3D-Printed Solar Evaporator with Integrated Salt Self-Collection for Zero Liquid Discharge Desalination.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c03044
Abstract: Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) has emerged as a promising technology for sustainable desalination and brine management. However, conventional SDIE systems have struggled to enhance evaporation efficiency while mitigating salt scaling. Here, we introduce an innovative… read more here.
Keywords: salt self; liquid discharge; self collection; zero liquid ... See more keywords
Acceptability of self-collected oropharyngeal swabs for gonorrhoea and chlamydia screening among men who have sex with men in a sexual health clinic setting.
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DOI: 10.1071/sh25126
Abstract: BACKGROUND Self-collected oropharyngeal swabs for gonorrhoea and chlamydia screening were widely adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce transmission risks. While self-collection is established for other anatomical sites, limited data exist on the acceptability of… read more here.
Keywords: acceptability; self collection; self collected; sexual health ... See more keywords
Automated Sexual History and Self-Collection of Extragenital Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Improve Detection of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections in People with HIV.
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DOI: 10.1089/apc.2022.0078
Abstract: With consistently rising rates of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) since 2014, the need for increased screening, testing, and treatment of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in people at risk is clear. In… read more here.
Keywords: transmitted infections; sexually transmitted; people hiv; self collection ... See more keywords
Acceptability and Feasibility of Community-Based, Lay Navigator-Facilitated At-Home Self-Collection for Human Papillomavirus Testing in Underscreened Women.
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DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7575
Abstract: Objective: Women without regular health care providers or a medical home routinely fail to complete recommended cervical cancer screening. At-home self-collection of samples to test for high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (hrHPV) can improve screening… read more here.
Keywords: home self; collection; community; self collection ... See more keywords
Landscape Review of Mail-in Self-Collection, Programs for Sexually Transmitted Infections
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DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001787
Abstract: Sexually transmitted infection mail-in, self-collection testing services are ubiquitous in 48 of 50 states. There is great heterogeneity in cost, information provided on each testing laboratory, laboratory licensing, tests offered, format, and access. Background Mail-in… read more here.
Keywords: sexually transmitted; mail; self collection; mail self ... See more keywords
At-Home Specimen Self-Collection and Self-Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening Demand Accelerated by the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Review of Laboratory Implementation Issues
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02646-20
Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic reduced the sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing volume due to social-distancing and stay-at-home orders, among other reasons. These events highlighted previously known benefits of at-home STI self-testing or specimen… read more here.
Keywords: specimen self; self collection; home; self testing ... See more keywords