Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus by RNA Assay in Home Self-Collected Samples Among Underscreened People in North Carolina

BACKGROUND Low-income and uninsured people with a cervix (PWC) are at highest risk of being underscreened for cervical cancer. We evaluated the prevalence of high-risk HPV (hrHPV) on home self-collected samples, as well as rates of in-clinic follow-up and risk factors associated with hrHPV positivity in this at-risk population. METHODS My-Body-My-Test-3 was conducted between 2016-2019 in North Carolina among individuals aged 25-64 years, overdue for cervical cancer screening, and with incomes of