Table 4.
Understanding of the meaning of smear test results of women given different results of cervical smear and human papillomavirus (HPV) tests. Values are percentages (numbers)
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Abnormal results
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| Statement | Normal result (n=366) | HPV negative (n=331) | Not tested for HPV (n=143) | HPV positive (n=536) |
| I definitely do not have cervical cancer | 31 (112) | 12 (39) | 15 (21) | 12 (63) |
| I am very unlikely to have cervical cancer | 39 (143) | 29 (94) | 19 (27) | 19 (103) |
| I am unlikely to have cervical cancer | 27 (97) | 38 (125) | 39 (56) | 35 (187) |
| I am likely to have cervical cancer | 0 | 5 (16) | 8 (11) | 8 (44) |
| I have cervical cancer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I don't know | 3 (12) | 16 (53) | 19 (27) | 26 (137) |