| hrHPV | high-risk Human Papilloma Virus |
| STIs | Sexually Transmitted Infections |
| CC | Cervical cancer |
| CIN | Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
| Ct | Chlamydia trachomatis |
| Tv | Trichomonas vaginalis |
| Uu | Ureaplasma urealyticum |
| HDC-Uu | High-Density Colonization for Ureaplasma urealyticum |
| Up | Ureaplasma parvum |
| Mh | Mycoplasma hominis |
| Ng | Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| LBC | Liquid Based Cytology |
| PCR | polymerase Chain Reaction |
| LLETZ | Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone (LEEP) |
| PPV | Positive Predictive Value |
| NPV | Negative Predictive Value |
| SIL | Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion |
| LSIL | Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| HSIL | High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| LMIC’s | Low and medium-income countries |