Fig 1.
Successive steps of the instructions for use of Veil Collector V-Veil UP2™ (V-Veil-Up Production SRL, Romania; https://www.v-veil-up-production.com/).
The Veil Collector V-Veil UP2™ device is intended for the safe and non-invasive collection of anal secretions from the anal canal. The device is conceived for self-sampling collection in privacy, and collected anal canal secretions may be further gathered from the veil to be used for biological analysis. The Veil Collector V-Veil UP2™ consists in a pocket in non-woven hydrophilic polyethylene, a V-shaped end and a plastic applicator, whose nozzle is curved, which allows the veil to better fit the canal anal. The plastic applicator makes possible to push the veil to the contact of the anal verge after its intrusion into the pocket. The veil is applied 1-2 cm from the anal canal using the plastic applicator. The veil is rotated 1-2 times for self-collection, then removed. By pulling on the V-shaped end of the veil, the applicator can be easily removed. The impregnated veil is placed into a 15 mL plastic box containing 10 mL of PBS to prevent drying of the sample, and is closed with his cap. By its conception, the device does not absorb the liquids and allowed full recovery of collected biological material. The veil must be stored in a clean, dry place away from heat sources. Reprinted from V-Veil-Up Production SRL, Romania, under a CC BY license, with permission from Bernard Chaffringeon, original copyright 2024, version 6.
Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and anal detection of HPV by the BMRT Human Papillomavirus Genotyping Real Time PCR Kit (Jiangsu Bioperfectus Technologies Co., Ltd.) among the 70 study men who have sex with men (MSM) living in N’Djamena, Chad.
Fig 2.
Distribution of HPV genotypes in the study MSM population (N = 70).
Table 2.
Acceptability of the self-collection method with veil (Veil Collector V-Veil UP2™, V-Veil-Up Production SRL) among the 70 study men who have sex with men (MSM) living in N’Djamena, Chad.
Table 3.
Usability and satisfaction of the self-collection method with veil (Veil Collector V-Veil UP2™, V-Veil-Up Production SRL) among the 70 study men who have sex with men (MSM) living in N’Djamena, Chad.