To what extent will women accept HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening? A qualitative study conducted in Switzerland

Figures & data

Table 1 Participant characteristics

	Screened in the past 3 years	Not screened in the past 3 years	Total
Recruitment
Non-DEPIST	54	28	82
DEPIST	3	40	43
Age (min =24, max =67)
Less than 40	29	18	47
40 and over	28	50	78
Origin***
Swiss	21	10	31
Migrants	36	58	94
Children
Yes	27	50	77
No	30	18	48
Education
Professional education*	23	48	71
Higher education**	34	20	54
Total	57	68	125

Notes:

* Professional education includes compulsory schooling, apprenticeship, maturity, professional schools;

** university diplomas;

*** this distinction between Swiss and migrants is not straightforward, some women have several nationalities, and some have migrated at different stages in their life. In the present study, women self-identified as Swiss or migrant.

Abbreviations: min, minimum; max, maximum.