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The preference of women living with HIV for the HPV self-sampling of urine at a rural HIV clinic in Uganda

The preference of women living with HIV for the HPV self-sampling of urine at a rural HIV clinic in Uganda

Women living with HIV have a double risk of acquiring cervical cancer (CC) due to repeated human papilloma virus (HPV) infections resulting from reduced immunity, with CC screening being low at 46.7%. To determine the factors associated with the preference for HPV self-sampling using urine as well as establish its feasibility among women living with HIV attending a rural HIV clinic in Uganda. Nurse-led CC screening is preferred among women living with HIV, and HPV self-sampling using urine is feasible at the HIV clinic. Therefore, educational programmes to reassure the masses about urine HPV self-sampling need to be designed.

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