Making it a real choice: improving the usability of cervical screening self-collection swabs for people with physical and sensory disability

Co-leads: Dr Tessa Saunders, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Madeleine Clarke, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Dr Claire Nightingale, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Professor Katja Hölttä-Otto, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

Previous research has found that women with disability experience a range of barriers to cancer screening programs, including self-collection screening for cervical screening. This project will document the key barriers to usability of the self-collection kits and swabs from the perspective of people with physical and/or sensory disability, to better understand the barriers to adaptions and enhancements, and to commence the process of identifying and documenting possible solutions to address these barriers.