HPV knowledge and self-sampling for the detection of HPV-DNA among Inuit women in Nunavik, Quebec

The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), a necessary cause of cervical cancer has been found to be high in Inuit populations. This study examined 1) the level of knowledge about HPV infection and its relation to cervical cancer and 2) the comparability of self-collected cervicovaginal samples t...

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Main Author: Cerigo, Helen
Other Authors: Paul Brassard (Supervisor)
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: McGill University 2011
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spelling ftcanadathes:oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.96825 2023-05-15T16:54:45+02:00 HPV knowledge and self-sampling for the detection of HPV-DNA among Inuit women in Nunavik, Quebec Cerigo, Helen Paul Brassard (Supervisor) Master of Science (Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics) 2011 application/pdf http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=96825 en eng McGill University Electronically-submitted theses. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=96825 All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. Health Sciences - Epidemiology Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2011 ftcanadathes 2014-02-16T01:02:31Z The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), a necessary cause of cervical cancer has been found to be high in Inuit populations. This study examined 1) the level of knowledge about HPV infection and its relation to cervical cancer and 2) the comparability of self-collected cervicovaginal samples to provider-collected cervical samples for the detection of HPV and to assess preference of sampling methods among Inuit women in Nunavik, Quebec. Questionnaires were used to measure HPV knowledge and sampling method preference. To assess comparability of sampling techniques, samples were tested for 36 HPV types with PCR. Previous awareness of HPV was reported by 31% of women. The level of knowledge about HPV was low, but similar to that of other non-Indigenous populations. The agreement in detection of high-risk HPV between paired observations was found to be high. Self-sampling is comparable to provider-sampling and is a promising intervention to increase coverage of cervical cancer screening. La prévalence du virus du papillome humain(VPH) est élevée dans la population Inuit du Québec. Nous avons donc 1) documenter le niveau de connaissance concernant le VPH et son lien avec le cancer du col utérin et 2) évaluer le rendement de l'auto prélèvement pour le VPH en comparaison avec le prélèvement fait par l'intervenant de santé et 3) déterminer la préférence des femmes Inuit du Nunavik entre les deux méthodes. Un questionnaire fut utilisé pour évaluer le niveau de connaissance et la préférence entre les modes de prélèvements. La comparabilité entre les modes de prélèvements s'est effectuée sur les résultats du test PCR détectant 36 différents types de VPH. Plus de 31% des femmes Inuit avaient entendues parler du VPH. Le niveau de connaissance général sur le VPH est faible mais semblable à celui rapporté pour des populations non Autochtone. La comparabilité en matière de détection des VPH est élevée entre les deux méthodes. L'auto prélèvement est potentiellement une méthode de prélèvement propice à augmenter le taux de dépistage du cancer du col utérin. Thesis inuit Nunavik Theses Canada/Thèses Canada (Library and Archives Canada) Le Cancer ENVELOPE(139.983,139.983,-66.659,-66.659) Nunavik
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description The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), a necessary cause of cervical cancer has been found to be high in Inuit populations. This study examined 1) the level of knowledge about HPV infection and its relation to cervical cancer and 2) the comparability of self-collected cervicovaginal samples to provider-collected cervical samples for the detection of HPV and to assess preference of sampling methods among Inuit women in Nunavik, Quebec. Questionnaires were used to measure HPV knowledge and sampling method preference. To assess comparability of sampling techniques, samples were tested for 36 HPV types with PCR. Previous awareness of HPV was reported by 31% of women. The level of knowledge about HPV was low, but similar to that of other non-Indigenous populations. The agreement in detection of high-risk HPV between paired observations was found to be high. Self-sampling is comparable to provider-sampling and is a promising intervention to increase coverage of cervical cancer screening. La prévalence du virus du papillome humain(VPH) est élevée dans la population Inuit du Québec. Nous avons donc 1) documenter le niveau de connaissance concernant le VPH et son lien avec le cancer du col utérin et 2) évaluer le rendement de l'auto prélèvement pour le VPH en comparaison avec le prélèvement fait par l'intervenant de santé et 3) déterminer la préférence des femmes Inuit du Nunavik entre les deux méthodes. Un questionnaire fut utilisé pour évaluer le niveau de connaissance et la préférence entre les modes de prélèvements. La comparabilité entre les modes de prélèvements s'est effectuée sur les résultats du test PCR détectant 36 différents types de VPH. Plus de 31% des femmes Inuit avaient entendues parler du VPH. Le niveau de connaissance général sur le VPH est faible mais semblable à celui rapporté pour des populations non Autochtone. La comparabilité en matière de détection des VPH est élevée entre les deux méthodes. L'auto prélèvement est potentiellement une méthode de prélèvement propice à augmenter le taux de dépistage du cancer du col utérin.
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title HPV knowledge and self-sampling for the detection of HPV-DNA among Inuit women in Nunavik, Quebec
title_short HPV knowledge and self-sampling for the detection of HPV-DNA among Inuit women in Nunavik, Quebec
title_full HPV knowledge and self-sampling for the detection of HPV-DNA among Inuit women in Nunavik, Quebec
title_fullStr HPV knowledge and self-sampling for the detection of HPV-DNA among Inuit women in Nunavik, Quebec
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