Health-Economic Evaluation of Screening Strategies Including HPV Self-Sampling Offered to Non-Attendees of the Organized Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Germany
Sroczynski, G.; Hallsson, L.R.; Muehler, M.; Hillemanns, P.; Jentschke, M.; Siebert, U. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2024 · Heft S 05 · S. 1 bis 1
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Introduction In Germany, about 30% of eligible women for cervical cancer (CC) screening do not regularly participate in the national organized program. Offering self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) screening alongside the current program could be beneficial and cost-effective. We assessed the long-term health impact and cost-effectiveness of offering HPV self-sampling (HPV-SS) as an additional option for non-participants. Methods A validated Markov state-transition model for the German context was used to evaluate eight different screening HPV-SS strategies compared to standard clinician-based screening…
