Evaluating individual and group recruitment strategies to determine which strategy will increase cervical cancer screening uptake among women in the Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania

Queens University0 个研究点目标入组 1,500 人开始时间: 2023年2月21日最近更新: 2023年5月29日

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•The inclusion criteria for participants is the following:
•- Gender: person with an intact cervix
•- Age: 25 (if HIV positive) and/or age 30 to 49 years old at the time of enrollment as reported verbally
•- Residence in the study-defined catchment area
•- Language: able to speak/understand English (preferred) or Kiswahili (if the participant cannot read the consent will be read to her and a thumbprint will suffice for consent)
•60 CHWs (2 CHWs per ward for a total of 30 wards) will be selected. The inclusion criteria for CHWs is the following:
•- Physically fit/ambulatory
•- Secondary school completion (preferred)
•- Can read and write in Kiswahili and ‘basic’ English
•- Experience using Android smartphone/tablets (preferred)
•- Can be trained to perform informed consent process
•54 CECAP providers will be recruited. The inclusion criteria for CECAP providers is the following:
•- CECAP provider of a CECAP site in the Kilimanjaro region
•- Participated in previous SEVIA training (familiar with cervical images and review process)
•- Can read and write in Kiswahili and English
•- Experience using technology/tablets (preferred)

•The exclusion criteria for the women is the following:
•- Current pregnancy (if verbally reported as currently pregnant or possibly pregnant)
•- History of cervical cancer
•- History of hysterectomy
•- Unwilling to collect vaginal specimen for any reason (note that menstrual bleeding is not a contraindication if women are willing to collect the specimen while bleeding)
•- Apparent inability to give informed consent
•- Unwillingness to participate

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Queens University