Abstract A28: Effects of an education intervention about human papillomavirus self-testing for healthcare providers

Conclusions: A brief education intervention may be a low-cost and potentially effective strategy for increasing knowledge and affecting beliefs about HPV self-testing among healthcare providers and staff. Findings will be highly valuable for planning and developing future HPV self-test programs that include a component for healthcare providers.Citation Format: Mira L. Katz, Brynne Presser, Abigail Shoben, Mack T1 Ruffin, IV, Electra D. Paskett. Effects of an education intervention about human papillomavirus self-testing for healthcare providers. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A28.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Katz, M. L., Presser, B., Shoben, A., Ruffin, M. T., Paskett, E. D. Tags: Community-based Interventions: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research