Publications by authors named "J M L Brotherton"
The socioeconomic burden of cervical cancer and its implications for strategies required to achieve the WHO elimination targets.
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res
January 2025
Introduction: Cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable by vaccination and screening. Population based vaccination and screening programs are effective and cost effective, but millions of people do not have access to these programs, causing immense suffering. The WHO Global Strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem calls for countries to meet ambitious vaccination, screening and treatment targets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: In 2017, Australian's National Cervical Screening Program changed from 2-yearly cytology to 5-yearly primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing. The Stakeholder Opinions of Renewal Implementation and Experiences Study (STORIES) aimed to capture stakeholder perspectives during implementation of the renewed National Cervical Screening Program.
Materials And Methods: Qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted with key National Cervical Screening Program stakeholders 11-20 months following the change, either face-to-face, online, or via phone.
Article Synopsis
- - The study reviews prior research to guide the implementation of HPV testing for cervical screening in India, focusing on methods of invitation, education, and follow-up within community-based programs and among women living with HIV.
- - Out of 71 articles analyzed, most studies targeted the general population rather than specific groups, with a notable acceptance of self-collection methods among women; however, there was limited research on certain populations, like tribal groups.
- - The authors conclude that while community-based HPV testing is feasible in India, further research is necessary to understand its integration into health systems and the effectiveness of different screening and treatment models, especially in underrepresented populations.
Background: HPV test-based primary cervical screening is replacing cytology in Canada. In other countries, women's unpreparedness and concerns hindered the transition and post-implementation screening uptake. We investigated psychosocial correlates of intentions of screening in eligible individuals to participate in HPV-based primary cervical screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The coronavirus pandemic impacted health-seeking behaviour and access to primary care in Australia. We investigated factors associated with intention-to-attend and attendance of cervical screening during the pandemic, mainly in Victoria, Australia.
Methods: We used questionnaire and attendance data (Aug 2020-Nov 2022) from Compass-PLUS, a sub-study of the Compass randomized-controlled trial of Human Papillomavirus-based vs cytology-based screening.