Table 3.

Test results obtained using the two sampling methods.

Characteristics	Self-sampling	Clinician-sampling	No. (%)
Negative in both samples	Negative	Negative	4036(74.51)
HPV detected in clinician-samples missed in self-samples	Positive	Negative	92(1.70)
HPV detected in self-sampling missed in clinician-sampling	Negative	Positive	284(5.24)
Complete match of HPV types in both samples	Positive	Positive	795(14.68)
HPV detected in both samples but incomplete matched	Positive	Positive	205(3.78)
HPV detected in both samples but completely mismatched	Positive	Positive	5(0.09)

Abbreviations: HPV, human papilloma virus.