Cervical Cancer Screening Project Part C
Cervical Cancer Screening Project Part C
This proposal has been developed through collaboration between the University of Minnesota
 and New American Community Services (NACS), and the research design is based on a needs
 assessment conducted by the community partner. The investigators will test the hypotheses
 that women who are offered home vaginal bio-specimen collection will have higher rate of
 cervical cancer screening completion than that of women referred for clinic-based Pap test.
 All participants will be given identical education materials on cervical cancer screening and
 HPV, currently in use by the Minnesota Sage Program.
The trial will pilot text a protocol for home vaginal bio-specimen collection for human
 papillomavirus (HPV) testing for cervical cancer screening. The main objective is to estimate
 the successful screening completion rate among a sample of Somali women who have not
 undergone cervical cancer screening for three or more years. Women will be randomized to
 either home vaginal bio-specimen collection or referral to undergo a clinic-based Pap test.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Somali female age 25-70 years

 -  have lived in the U.S. 10 years or less

 -  have not had a Pap test (by self report) in the last 3 years

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Women with a self reported past history of any of the following will not be eligible:

 -  total hysterectomy

 -  cervical cancer

 -  active history of cervical dysplasia