title: Effects of an Education Intervention about HPV Self-Testing for Healthcare Providers and Staff.
abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing is an emerging cervical cancer screening strategy, yet efforts to educate healthcare providers and staff about HPV self-testing are lacking. We report the findings of a brief education intervention about HPV self-testing for healthcare providers and staff. We conducted education sessions during 2015 with healthcare providers and staff (n = 33) from five federally qualified health centers located in Appalachian Ohio. Participants attended a one-time session and completed pre- and post-intervention surveys. Analyses for paired data assessed changes in knowledge and beliefs about HPV, HPV-related disease, and HPV self-testing. The intervention increased participants' knowledge and affected many of the beliefs examined. Participants answered an average of 4.67 of six knowledge items correctly on pre-intervention surveys and 5.82 items correctly on post-intervention surveys (p < 0.001). The proportion of participants who answered all six knowledge items correctly increased substantially (pre-intervention =9% vs. post-intervention =82%, p < 0.001). Compared to pre-intervention surveys, participants more strongly believed on post-intervention surveys that it is important to examine HPV self-testing as a potential cervical cancer screening strategy, that their female patients would be willing to use an HPV self-test at home by themselves, and that they have the knowledge to talk with their patients about HPV self-testing (all p < 0.05). A brief education intervention can be a viable approach for increasing knowledge and affecting beliefs about HPV self-testing among healthcare providers and staff. Findings will be valuable for planning and developing future HPV self-test interventions that include an education component for healthcare providers and staff.
authors.affiliation: Columbus Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Brynne E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Presser
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.|Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1590 North High Street, Suite 525, Columbus, OH, 43201, USA.|Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Mira L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.|Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Abigail B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shoben
authors.affiliation: Valley View Health Centers, Waverly, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Mack T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ruffin
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.|Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1590 North High Street, Suite 525, Columbus, OH, 43201, USA.|Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Electra D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Paskett
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. Paul.Reiter@osumc.edu.|Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1590 North High Street, Suite 525, Columbus, OH, 43201, USA. Paul.Reiter@osumc.edu.|Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. Paul.Reiter@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Paul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Reiter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001061:Appalachian Region; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009820:Ohio; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D064876:Safety-net Providers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: Cervical cancer; HPV; Screening; Women’s health