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Table 6 Experience of women regarding the use of the self-sampling devices, N = 515 [n (%)]

From: Cervical cancer screening using HPV tests on self-samples: attitudes and preferences of women participating in the VALHUDES study

No.

Question

Fully agree

Partly agree

Don’t agree

No opinion

Missing value

8

How was your experience regarding the urine sampling with the Colli-Pee?

8a

The sampling was easy

460

(89.3)

44

(8.5)

7

(1.4)

1

(0.2)

3

(0.6)

8b

I found the sampling unpleasant

10

(1.9)

39

(7.6)

443

(86.0)

14

(2.7)

9

(1.8)

8c

The sampling was painful

5

(1)

9

(1.8)

487

(94.6)

4

(0.8)

10

(1.9)

8d

I think that I executed the sampling correctly

459

(89.1)

35

(6.8)

3

(0.6)

5

(1)

13

(2.5)

8e

I would recommend this to my friends/family

398

(77.3)

66

(12.8)

10

(1.9)

35

(6.8)

6

(1.2)

8f

I find urine sampling at home easier than a Pap smear, because then I don’t need to go to the doctor

275

(53.4)

150

(29.1)

42

(8.2)

44

(8.5)

4

(0.8)

No.

Question

Fully agree

Partly agree

Don’t agree

No opinion

Missing value

9

How was your experience regarding the vaginal self-sampling with the cotton swaba?

9a

The sampling was easy

441

(85.6)

59

(11.5)

10

(1.9)

1

(0.2)

4

(0.8)

9b

I found the sampling unpleasant

22

(4.3)

74

(14.4)

397

(77.1)

13

(2.5)

9

(1.8)

9c

The sampling was painful

12

(2.3)

36

(7.0)

457

(88.7)

2

(0.4)

8

(1.6)

9d

I think that I executed the sampling correctly

412

(80.0)

73

(14.2)

8

(1.6)

12

(2.3)

10

(1.9)

9e

I would recommend this to my friends/family

359

(69.7)

92

(17.9)

27

(5.2)

31

(6.0)

6

(1.2)

9f

I find self-sampling with a cotton swab at home easier than a Pap smear, because then I don’t need to go to the doctor

262

(52.2)

142

(27.6)

56

(10.9)

42

(8.2)

6

(1.2)

No.

Question

Fully agree

Partly agree

Don’t agree

No opinion

Missing value

10

How was your experience regarding the vaginal self-sampling with the plastic brushb?

10a

The sampling was easy

433

(84.1)

65

(12.6)

10

(1.9)

2

(0.4)

5

(1.0)

10b

I found the sampling unpleasant

18

(3.5)

62

(12.0)

413

(80.2)

11

(2.1)

11

(2.1)

10c

The sampling was painful

9

(1.8)

36

(7.0)

457

(88.7)

1

(0.2)

12

(2.3)

10d

I think that I executed the sampling correctly

402

(78.1)

75

(14.6)

10

(1.9)

14

(2.7)

14

(2.7)

10e

I would recommend this to my friends/family

358

(69.5)

102

(19.8)

15

(2.9)

32

(6.2)

8

(1.6)

10f

I find the self-sampling with a plastic brush at home easier than a Pap smear, because then I don’t need to go to the doctor

268

(52.0)

143

(27.8)

53

(10.3)

44

(8.5)

7

(1.4)

  1. aVaginal Multi-Collect swab (Abbott GmbH & Co. KG, Wiesbaden, Germany)
  2. bVaginal plastic brush: Evalyn-Brush (Rovers® Medical Devices B.V., Oss, The Netherlands) or Qvintip (Aprovix AB, Uppsala, Sweden)