Table 3 Description of core components, sub-dimension, items, and activities included in the checklist

Core component: offer of self-collection

Sub-dimension: Identification of target population (3 items)

Age

Pregnancy

Previous HPV screening

Sub-dimension: key information during the self-collection offer (7 items)

Information about HPV test

Information about cervical cancer prevention

Information about self-collection

Information about self-collection is painless

Information about possible results (HPV positive/negative)

Information about results delivery date

Information about results delivery methods

Sub-dimension: step-by-step explanation on how to perform self-collection (6 items)

Private place to perform self-collection

Information about different positions to perform self-collection

Warning about the liquid inside the tube

Explanation about how to insert the brush

Explanation about how to rotate the brush 3 times

Use of communication support material

Core component: sample handling and transportation (4 activities)

To check that the tube was correctly closed

To carry the tube in vertical position

To label collectors

To fill the HPV form