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Table 8 Main results from the survey. According to the survey, high acceptability of the self-sampling procedure was recorded (n = 1032 completed questionnaires)

From: Clinical validation of full HR-HPV genotyping HPV Selfy assay according to the international guidelines for HPV test requirements for cervical cancer screening on clinician-collected and self-collected samples

Question

Answer

Yes

No

No opinion

No answer

Was the self-sampling easy to do?

98.26%

1.55%

–

0.19%

Was the self-sampling less annoying if compared to the one performed by clinicians?

74.61%

8.72%

15.41%

1.26%

Would you prefer the self-collection method for the next screening program?

68.99%

19.09%

9.69%

2.23%

Would you perform self-sampling at home?

90.31%

8.43%

–

1.26%