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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2013 Jan;23(1):141–147. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e318275b007

Table 1.

Overview of Course for the Community Health Workers

Day 1
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    Introduction to the objectives of the project

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    Background on female reproductive anatomy, cervical cancer, HPV, screening, self-sampling, cryotherapy, and vaccination

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    Introduction to informed consent

Day 2
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    Review of registration forms, self-collection instructions, consent and assent forms

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    Development of plans for :
    • Advertising the prevention program
    • Recruiting, educating, and registering participants
    • Coordinating self-collection of samples from adult participants
    • Collecting samples and delivering them to the research team
    • Informing participants of their HPV results
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    Development of a timeline for recruitment and vaccination

Day 3
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    Distribution of envelopes for each participant with necessary study documents

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    Review of forms

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    Role-playing for recruitment of women, explanation of self-collection, and reporting of results