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. 2023;24(8):2615–2619. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.8.2615

Table 3.

Agreement between the HPV Results from Self- and Physician Sampling

HPV results from self-collected samples HPV results from physician-collected samples
Negative Positive
Other HPV types excluding 16, 18 and 45 HPV 18 and/or 45 HPV 16
Negative 230 5 0 0
Positive
Other HPV
types excluding
16, 18 and 45 14 12 0 0
HPV 18 and/or 45 0 0 1 0
HPV 16 0 1 1 0
Agreement when two categories are used*
Agreement 92.8
Kappa 0.57
Agreement when four categories are used**
Agreement 92.1
Kappa 0.53

HPV, human papilloma virus; *, The two categories used are negative and positive; **, The four categories used are negative, other HPV types excluding 16, 18 and 45, HPV 18 and/or 45 and HPV 16