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. 2013 Jan 11;8(1):e53494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053494

Table 4. Screening test performance: estimated corrected positive predictive value and negative predictive values.

CIN2+ (N = 310) CIN3+ (N = 102)
PPV 95% CI NPV 95% CI PPV 95% CI NPV 95% CI
Cytology* 64.5% (59.7–69.3) 89.7% (87.3–92.1) 25.7% (21.3–30.1) 99.2% (98.6–99.9)
VIA 48.5% (44.0–53.0) 87.5% (84.6–90.3) 15.7% (12.4–18.9) 96.1% (94.6–97.6)
HPV 42.9% (39.0–46.8) 94.1% (91.5–96.7) 14.6% (11.9–17.3) 99.5% (98.8–100)
Combined Cytology/VIA 47.3% (43.4–51.3) 93.4% (90.9–96.0) 16.6% (13.6–19.5) 99.5% (98.8–100)
Combined Cytology/HPV 42.2% (38.5–45.8) 95.5% (93.1–98.0) 14.3% (11.7–16.9) 100% (99.9–100)
Combined HPV/VIA 39.8% (36.3–43.3) 96.0% (93.4–98.6) 13.2% (10.8–15.6) 99.7% (99.1–100)
Combined Cytology/VIA/HPV 40.8% (37.3–44.3) 96.4% (93.7–99.0) 13.8% (11.3–16.2) 100% (99.8–100)

CIN2+ = CIN2/CIN3/ICC, CIN3+ = CIN3/ICC, PPV = Positive predictive value, NPV = Negative predictive value, CI = Confidence interval, Cytology = Cytology Pap smear, HPV = HPV DNA, VIA = Visual inspection with 5% acetic acid.

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Cytology negative: normal/LSIL/ASCUS; positive: HSIL, ASC-H, SCC.