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. 2023 Jun 28;12:e83764. doi: 10.7554/eLife.83764

Table 4. Over-screening and under-screening in the pre-coronavirus disease 2019 (pre-COVID-19) era (n=427*).

Question number and content Categories n (%)
Q48 Prevalence of over-screening/over-diagnosis/over-treatment of cervical lesions pre-COVID-19 Yes, over-screening 68 (15.9)
Yes, over-diagnosis 86 (20.1)
Yes, over-treatment 36 (8.5)
No 224 (52.5)
Don’t know 37 (8.7)
Q49 Current delays/cancellations of screening/management procedures have had a positive impact by reducing unnecessary screening/diagnosis/treatment Yes, over-screening 65 (15.2)
Yes, over-diagnosis 88 (20.6)
Yes, over-treatment 45 (10.5)
No 188 (44.0)
Don’t know 66 (15.5)
Q50 Prevalence of under-screening/under-diagnosis/under-treatment of cervical lesions pre-COVID-19 Yes, under-screening 161 (37.7)
Yes, under-diagnosis 127 (29.7)
Yes, under-treatment 62 (14.5)
No 109 (25.5)
Don’t know 54 (12.6)
Q51 Current delays/cancellations of screening/management procedures have had a negative impact by reducing necessary screening/diagnosis/treatment Yes, under-screening 204 (47.8)
Yes, under-diagnosis 207 (48.4)
Yes, under-treatment 129 (25.3)
No 48 (9.4)
Don’t know 50 (11.7)
*

Eighty-three respondents did not answer; the total number of complete responses was used as the denominator.

Frequency count exceeded number of respondents (427) as some selected more than one answer.