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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Mar 1;59(3):10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182426227. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182426227

TABLE 2.

Indications for Recall and Referral of Patients and Number Showing up for Follow up

Reason/Indication Recall*
Referral
Total Followed Up Total Followed Up
Suspicion for low grade lesion not treated at the community-based clinic 106 90 (84.9%) NA —
Suspicion for high-grade lesion or icc† 17 17 (100.0%) 236 212 (90.0%)
Lesion extending into the os or vaginal walls 45 39 (86.7%) 137 119 (86.9%)
Lesion too big for cryotherapy 24 17 (70.8%) 150 133 (88.7%)
Digital image unclear 68 45 (66.2%) NA –
Other 7 2 (28.6%) 52 35 (67.3%)
Total 267 210 (78.7%) 575 499 (86.8%)
*

Reasons for recall as indicated by the specialist by review of the pictures during the quality assurance meetings.

†

Includes patients with suspicion for high-grade lesions identified at the weekly quality control sessions that were either treated with cryotherapy or not treated.

NA, not applicable.