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Phase I: Validating self-collection kit by comparing their results with clinical Pap smear results in a cohort of 20 patients. Phase II: Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the CHW4CervicalHealth: Use of a self-collection kit to improve cervical health screening intervention aimed to promote HPV self-collection uptake among screening-eligible and under-screened ethnic minority women in the community.

Stand Up 2 HPV: Standing Orders to Improve HPV Vaccination

Each year in the U.S., ≥20,000 women and 14,000 men are affected by HPV-related cancers, including cervical and oropharyngeal cancer. However, in 2020, only 59% of U.S. adolescents aged 13-17 were up-to-date for HPV vaccination, and rates for 11-12 year olds, the primary target age group for HPV vaccination (when the immune reaction is better and before exposure to HPV infection), are even lower. Standing orders (written protocols that authorize designated members of the healthcare team to vaccinate without first obtaining a patient-specific physician order) have been shown to work in inpatient settings and for adults, but have not been evaluated for HPV vaccine, which some parents consider controversial. Also, the ways in which organizational readiness for change (resources, motivation, staff attributes, leadership support and culture) moderate the effect of standing orders has not been studied. A physician's recommendation is correlated with HPV vaccine acceptance, and the investigators have developed a successful online, interactive, communication education program that will be adapted to train nurses and staff in addition to physicians. The investigators propose testing standing orders for HPV vaccine in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Western New York, and assessing which provider and practice factors moderate the effect of standing orders. Advantages of this setting include a diverse group of rural, urban and suburban practices, and the ACO provides data infrastructure and analytics that allow practices to evaluate vaccination rates in real time. Using a 2-arm cluster randomized trial (n=40 practices), the investigators will assess the effectiveness of standing orders (SO) + HPV communication education (intervention arm) relative to HPV communication education alone (control arm) on HPV vaccination for 9-17 year-olds.

Real-world Effectiveness of HPV Vaccine in Women Living With HIV and Its Impact on Cervical Cancer Screening Accuracies

This study will examine both Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine effectiveness and Primary high-risk HPV PHS screening triage strategies in women living with HIV (WLHIV) by partnering with the Pediatric HIV/AIDs Cohort Study (PHACS) led, in part, by our investigative team. Among WWH, the study will examine the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine The study will screen approximately 810 WWH using a self-sampling kit and those who are PHS\[+\] will attend a clinical visit to have colposcopy/biopsy and 4 triage tests. WWH with \<CIN 2+ are asked to return annually for colposcopy and HPV genotyping for up to 3 yrs. WWH PHS\[-\] will be asked to return in Year 2 for rescreening. Those PHS\[+\] will be followed as above and PHS\[-\] will be asked to obtain self-collected vaginal samples for HPV genotyping annually for 3 years.

SELF-CERV Pivotal Study: SELF-Collection for CERVical Cancer Screening

The goal of this method comparison study is to compare the detection of hrHPV collected using the Teal Wand Self-Collection device to hrHPV detected from HCP (health care provider) cervical collection using primary HPV testing assays. Participants will be asked to use the Teal Wand to provide a self-collected sample prior to a healthcare provider collected sample to be tested for hrHPV. Secondary measure will include usability and preferences.

Effectiveness of HPV Vaccine Among Adolescents and Reproductive Women

To assess the effectiveness of HPV vaccine 2 doses or less to prevent HPV high risk infection among adolescents and adults. We conduct the test-negative control study including 12-45 women who interest to do a check-up pap smear. Cases were women who met the inclusion criteria and tested positive for HPV DNA, and controls were defined as women who met inclusion criteria but tested negative. For the proposed HPV VE study, we will enroll nine controls for each enrolled case. The participants will be interviewed about their demographics and vaccine histories. Potential confounders data will be collected by interview or self- report questionnaire. HPV DNA test will be done by urine or self-cervical sampling (optional). In case the participant has previous HPV test result within 1 year, the result will be recorded and analysed without repeating the test.