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Demographic data, coping action, and knowledge regarding HPV were collected via questionnaire. Distress related to cervical dysplasia was assessed using the Cervical Dysplasia Distress Questionnaire. Factors predicting anxiety were determined using multivariate logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Anxiety prevalence was 23.6% (\n                      <jats:italic>n\u2009=<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200917). In multivariate analysis, the health consequences subscale was a potential predictor (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]\u2009=\u20091.60;\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u20090.099). Furthermore, a statistically non-significant trend indicated that participants failing to distinguish \u201cscreening\u201d (risk) from \u201cdiagnosis\u201d (disease) of the test had an elevated point estimate for anxiety (aOR\u2009=\u20094.37; CI\u2009=\u20090.94\u201320.36;\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u20090.060). Interestingly, working in medical practice did not mitigate anxiety (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u20090.412), indicating that in this sample, possessing professional health knowledge did not act as a protective factor against anxiety.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Anxiety in HPV self-sampling may be associated with confusion regarding screening\u2019s purpose. Because medical professionals experienced similar anxiety levels as non-medical staff, professional health knowledge may not fully buffer against the \u201cinformation vacuum.\u201d These results suggest a potential systemic communication gap; to scale self-sampling ethically, notification protocols should transition from simple result delivery to health-literacy-sensitive interventions that clarify the fundamental purpose of screening.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s12529-026-10496-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,5]],"date-time":"2026-10-05T19:19:31Z","timestamp":1791227971000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Convenience-anxiety Paradox: Carcinophobia and Screening Misconceptions in Minimally Supported Human Papillomavirus Self-sampling"],"prefix":"10.1007","author":[{"given":"Hatchanok","family":"Wongsuwan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thannaporn","family":"Kittisiam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kamolvisa","family":"Techapoonpon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,5]]},"reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"10496_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"394","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21492","volume":"68","author":"F Bray","year":"2018","unstructured":"Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. 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