Efectividad y rendimiento diagnóstico del automuestreo para la detección del virus del papiloma humano

Geographical and sociocultural barriers limit cervical screening. The study therefore aimed to analyse recent evidence on the effectiveness and diagnostic performance of self-sampling for human papillomavirus detection. A literature review was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science and SciELO from 2020 to 2025, with a sample of 15 studies. With polymerase chain reaction-based tests, self-sampling has sensitivity and specificity for high-grade lesions similar to clinician collection, mailing kits increases participation compared with conventional invitation, and acceptability is high because of privacy and comfort. It was concluded that self-sampling is an effective strategy to expand coverage.