Table 3.

Provider and women’s focus groups: Facilitators of self-testing.

HPV self-tests: Facilitators—Avoided embarrassment/more privacy
Provider: “… if they’re self-conscious enough that they would prefer to do this at home and, you know, not be in a doctor setting.”	Woman: “And you could do that in your own privacy and not have a male doctor because it’s so hard to find a female …”
HPV self-tests: Facilitators—At-home self-tests are standard
Provider: “… or a yeast applicator…. Most women are familiar with this type of a device to insert medications into the vagina.”	Woman: “I did several tests at home, I mean, there’s lots of tests that you do at home anymore for doctors’ offices and you send back.”
HPV self-tests: Facilitators—Saved time/money
Provider: “And transportation. It’s a rural area. People don’t have the means to get here. I’m just thinking, so you would—that would be like an FOBT. You’d give it to the patient and they would take it home and they would mail it back in and then …”	Woman: “… we would be more apt to do it at home because of the time issue…. We wouldn’t have to go out. We wouldn’t have to worry about the expense. If we did have insurance, it would cover it.”