Thom Bongaerts

50 Chapter 2 Cervical cancer screening programme (continued) Reference Study design Number of participants (n) Participants, collection period, region Characteristics Outcomes I-Change model (Bais, Van Kemenade et al. 2007) Ref: 40 Interventional trial in addition to the regular populationbased cervical cancer screening programme 2,830 non-responders 2,546 were assigned to the self-sampling group & 284 to the recall group/control group. Women, age 30-50. Between January 2003 and April 2004. North Holland. Nonresponder = Women who had not responded to two invitations from the regular screening programme. Control group received second reinvitation. Age Screening history Self-sampling 34.2% vs. 17.6% of the control group. hrHPV positive self-sampling responders were less likely to have a prior screening history than screening participants. Self-sampling is attractive adjunct to increase uptake, without markedly increased costs. Information factors

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