Out-reach Colposcopy Clinics and HPV Self-Sampling Decreases Loss to Follow up in a Community based Cervical Cancer Screening Programme.

Objective: To introduce HPV self-sampling and out-reach colposcopy clinic as interventions to improve the follow-up of HPV positive women in a community based cervical cancer screening programme.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted during October 2017 to August 2019 and 2977 women underwent cervical cancer screening using CareHPV test. Follow up colposcopy for HPV positive women were conducted at the rural health center and alternatively as out-reach clinics in their own villages and default rates were compared.