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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 5.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2012 Nov 5;56(1):25–29. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.10.025

Table 1.

Classification of cervical cancer screening guideline-consistency for 2002 and 2006–2008, United States National Survey of Family Growth data by age and sexual activity

Guideline-consistent Too early Missed

Based on clinical
recommendations
from 1995–20001
(2002 NSFG) 		Had Pap test Had Pap test No Pap test
• Ages 15–17 and
sexually active		 • Ages 15–17 and
not sexually
active		 • Ages 15–17 and
sexually active
• Ages 18–29,
regardless of
sexual activity
status		 • Ages 18–29
No Pap test
15–17 and not
sexually active

Based on clinical
recommendations
from 2002–2003 2
(2006–2008 NSFG) 		Had Pap test Had Pap test No Pap test
• Ages 15–20 and ≥
3 years from first
intercourse
 • Ages 15–20 and
<3 years from
first intercourse or
never had sex		 • Ages 15–20 and ≥
3 years from first
intercourse
• Ages 21–29 • Ages 21–293
No Pap test
• Ages15–20 and <
3 years from first
intercourse or
never had sex
1

ACOG: Recommendations on frequency of Pap test screening. American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology Opinion Committee on Gynecologic Practice; 1995. USPSTF: U.S. Preventive services task force guide to clinical preventive services. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1996. ACS: American cancer society guidelines the early detection of cancer; 2000.

2

ACOG: Practice Bulletin No. 45: Cervical cytology screening; 2003. USPSTF: Screening cervical cancer, recommendations and rationale; 2003. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/3rduspstf/cervcan/cervcanrr.htm ACS: American cancer society guideline for the early detection of cervical neoplasia and cancer; 2002.

3

Missed screening for 21–29 year olds in 2006–2008 was defined according to ACOG and USPSTF recommendations for conventional cytology. Some women in this category could have received guideline-consistent screening based on ACS guidelines for liquid-based cytology every other year.