Primary HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Family Medicine Educators.

Cross-sectionalJournal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM· Jul 2026

Primary HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Family Medicine Educators.

Alisa P Young, Rosa Reyes, Chidera Mgbudem … Diane M Harper

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Prevention & Screening in Primary CareCross-sectionalQ1IF 1.6

Most educators initially against offering human papillomavirus self-sampling changed their minds after the survey

Primary HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Family Medicine Educators.

Alisa P Young … Diane M Harper

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine · Jul 2026 · Q1 in Family Medicine

Background

Half of the women who develop cervical cancer in the US have never had a cervical cancer screen.

Purpose

We aim to evaluate the current knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward self-sampled primary human papillomavirus testing in family medicine.

Methods

The annual cross-sectional survey of the Council of Academic Family Medicine's general membership included knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about primary human papillomavirus (human papillomavirus) screening using self-sampling.

Results

most skeptical educators reversed course, now willing to offer self-sampling

OR 2.96 (95% CI 1.18 to 7.44)

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1.18

7.44

CI excludes the null - significant

More results

We had a 62% survey response rate with 744 respondents.

Regardless of demographic descriptors, all respondents significantly changed their intended behavior regarding offering self-sampling for cervical cancer screening (p < 0.001).

More results

Baseline knowledge of the advantages of primary human papillomavirus screening was lowest among underrepresented minority Hispanic respondents (52% correct, compared to 80% among Whites, p < 0.001).

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Conclusion

Based on the Question-Behavior Theory, over 90% of family medicine educators intend to offer women self-sampling for cervical cancer screening.

Primary HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Family Medicine Educators.

Primary HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Family Medicine Educators.

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