Table 1.

Rates of repeat smears and referral to colposcopy for women with borderline or mildly dyskaryotic smear results according to age group

	Rate of repeat smears per woman				Rate of referral to colposcopy (%)
	Before pilot		Pilot		Before pilot		Pilot
Smear results (age group)		Initial protocol period	Revised protocol period	Both periods*		Initial protocol period	Revised protocol period	Both periods*
Borderline:
20-34	1.28	0.26	0.71	—	19	59	32	—
35-64	1.50	0.61	0.62	0.61	12	27	26	27
Total	1.40	0.42	0.67		15	44	29
Mildly dyskaryotic
20-34	1.11	0.08	0.72	—	39	82	52	—
35-64	1.35	0.35	0.18	0.30	34	73	78	75
Total	1.18	0.15	0.55		37	80	60

^*For age group 35-64 when protocol remained unchanged.