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			<journal>
			<title>Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health</title>
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			<short_title>JMRH</short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
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			<journal_id_issn_online>2345-4792</journal_id_issn_online>
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				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2025</year>
				<month>10</month>
				<day>1</day>
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			<volume>13</volume>
			<number>4</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
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				<title>Perception and Acceptability of Self-sampling for Human Papillomavirus among Female Gynecology Clinic Attendees in a Tertiary Hospital in South-West Nigeria</title>
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				<content_type>Original Research Article</content_type>
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				<abstract><![CDATA[Background &amp; aim: Globally, cervical cancer mortality rates remain alarmingly high, emphasizing the significance of HPV as a cause and exacerbated by unequal access to effective prevention and treatment, a critical issue in middle-income countries.This study focused on the perception and acceptability of self-sampling for HPV among female attendees of gynaecology clinics.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 256 participants aged 25–65 years who regularly attended gynaecology clinics at a tertiary hospital in South West Nigeria in 2022. Participants were selected via simple random sampling and completed a semi-structured questionnaire on HPV self-sampling. The collected data were analysed using SPSS software version 25, including an examination of associations via Fisher&#039;s exact test and logistic regression at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The participants had an average age of 35.8 ±9.7 years and were almost all literate (98.0%). The mean perception score was 9.4±3.1 (74.2%), with approximately one quarter (25.8%) having a negative perception. The mean acceptability score was 9.2±1.7 (96.5%).   Respondents with good HPV knowledge were 5.4 times more likely to have a positive perception than those with poor knowledge (OR = 5.361, p = 0.001, CI: 2.047–14.037).
Conclusion: In this study, many participants had a positive perception, and almost all had a high level of acceptability. Poor perception and inadequate education on self-sampling were related to a low level of acceptability of HPV self-sampling, indicating the need for additional infrastructure and guidelines regarding cervical cancer screening.]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>Human papillomavirus, Cervical Cancer, Cross sectional Study, Nigeria</keyword>
				<start_page>5024</start_page>
				<end_page>5032</end_page>
				<web_url>https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_24219.html</web_url>
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				<first_name>Lolade</first_name>
				<middle_name>C</middle_name>
				<last_name>Oyedero</last_name>
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				<email></email>
				<code>112844</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Assistant Dirdctor of Nursing Educatoin, College of Nursing Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ife Hospital Unit, Ile-Ife, Nigeria</affiliation>
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				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Lyanuoluwa</first_name>
				<middle_name>o</middle_name>
				<last_name>Ojo</last_name>
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				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
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				<email>adubiiyanu@gmail.com</email>
				<code>106173</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria</affiliation>
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				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Chizoma</first_name>
				<middle_name>M</middle_name>
				<last_name>Ndikom</last_name>
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				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
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				<email>cmndikom@gmail.com</email>
				<code>112843</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria</affiliation>
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