Exploratory Analysis of Concordance Between Clinician-Collected and Self-Sampled Human Papillomavirus Tests in a Small Cohort of Average- and High-Risk Patients.

Objectives: Cervical cancer screening rates have stagnated, but self-sampling modalities have the potential to increase uptake. This study compares the test characteristics of self-sampled high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) tests with clinician-collected hrHPV tests in average-risk ( undergoing routine screening) and high-risk patients ( receiving follow-up after abnormal screening results).

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a relatively small cohort of average-risk ( = 35) and high-risk ( = 12) participants completed both clinician-collected and self-sampled hrHPV testing, along with a brief phone survey.