CIS	carcinoma in situ
aOR	adjusted odds ratio
ASC-H	atypical squamous cells-cannot exclude HSIL
ASC-US	atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
ASCCP	American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
CI	confidence interval
CIN	cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
CIN2+	cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2, CIN3, or carcinoma in situ)
CIN3+	cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse (CIN3 or carcinoma in situ)
ECC	endocervical curettage
EU	European Union
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation
GLOBOCAN	Global Cancer Observatory cancer incidence and mortality database
HPV	human papillomavirus
hrHPV	high-risk human papillomavirus
HSIL	high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
LSIL	low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
NILM	negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy
R	R statistical computing environment
SCJ	squamocolumnar junction
SD	standard deviation
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
STROBE	Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
TZ	transformation zone
TZ3	type 3 transformation zone
WHO	World Health Organization