West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 1513-7368 15 20 2014 12 01 Self-Collection Tools for Routine Cervical Cancer Screening: A Review 8563 8569 29956 EN Journal Article 1970 01 01 Sub-optimal participation is a major problem with cervical cancer screening in developing countries whichhave no organized national screening program. There are various notable factors such as ‘embarrassment’,‘discomfort’ and ‘no time’ cited by women as they are often also the bread winners for the family. Implementationof self-sampling methods may increase their participation. The aim of this article was to provide a survey ofvarious types of self-sampling tools which are commonly used in collection of cervical cells. We reviewed currentlyavailable self-sampling devices and collated the advantages and disadvantages of each in terms of its acceptanceand its accuracy in giving desired results. In general, regardless of which device is used, self-sampling for cervicalscrapings is highly acceptable to women in most of the studies cited. https://journal.waocp.org/article_29956_fdb3f85c2c687f6b940971e9642eb521.pdf