Access to Cervical Cancer Screening Using Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Self-Testing in Pathum Thani Province Under the Ministry of Public Health Policy
Keywords:
Access to Health care; Human Papillomavirus; Self-Testing; CervIcal cancerAbstract
This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the level of access and the factors associated with access to HPV self-testing screening services among Thai women in Pathum Thani Province. The sample consisted of Thai women aged 30 to under 60 years residing in Pathum Thani Province. The sample consisted of 315 Thai women aged 30 to under 60 years residing in Pathum Thani Province. A multistage sampling was used. Data were collected using a self-administration questionnaire between February and March 2025. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, including Chi-square tests and binary logistic regression at a statistical significance level of 0.05.
The results showed that the access to HPV self-testing screening services was at high level 65.1%. the factors with statistically significant associated with the access included age (p=0.006) educational level (p<0.001) occupation (p=0.001) and monthly income (p=0.001). Personal factors affecting the access to HPV self-testing screening services, there were monthly income (p-value=0.041) and educational level (p<0.001).
Therefore, public health administrators and personnel who were responsible the cervical cancer screening should consider project that focus on communication strategies appropriate for each group of women in the target population, in order to increase access to the self-testing screening services and achieve the provincial-level screening targets.
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