Acceptability of Self-sampling HPV Testing among Thai Women Attending Cervical Cancer Screening

Cervical cancer is the second most common female cancer in Thailand and worldwide (IARC, 2005; Ferlay et al., 2010). Persistence high risk HPV infection is known as a leading cause of cervical cancer (Schiffman and Kjaer, 2003; IARC, 2005). Most of the cervical cancer cases developed in the developing countries. Despite of the wide spreading of the disease, cervical cancer is one of the preventable cancers. Pap smear either conventional or liquid based methods have also been proved that can be used to decrease the incidence of cervical cancer. Pap smear helps physicians to detect precancerous lesions and treat before the lesions progress to cancer. Moreover, several methods have been used to detect precancerous lesions of the cervix such as VIA (visual inspection with acetic acid) and HPV DNA testing either physician taking or self-sampling method (WHO, 2006). These screening tests can reduced the incidence of cervical cancer nearly 80% in developed countries (WHO, 2006). Screening for cervical cancer by using HPV DNA testing can reduce the burden of HPV mediated carcinogenesis especially cervical cancer (Saumya et al., 2012). HPV DNA testing has been proven an effective and better method for cervical