Table 2.
Cytology results based on Pap test
| Cytology Results by Pap test | General Women (n=100) |
Female Sex Worker (n=100) |
MSM1 (n=50) |
MSM Sex Worker (n=50) |
Total (n=300) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative for intraepithelial neoplasia | 27 (27%) | 54 (54%)† | 38 (76%) | 34 (68%) | 153 (51%) |
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| Inflammation | 44 (44%) | 28 (28%)† | 0 | 0 | 72 (24%) |
| Candida spp. | 16 (16%) | 7 (7%)† | 0 | 0 | 23 (7.6%) |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | 1 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.3%) |
| Herpes simplex virus | 1 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (4%) | 3 (1%) |
| Atrophy | 6 (6%) | 1 (1%)† | 0 | 0 | 7 (2.3%) |
| Sub-total | 68 (68%) | 36 (36%)† | 0 | 2 (4%) | 106 (35.3%) |
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| ASC-US2 | 2 (2%) | 3 (3%) | 5 (10%) | 4 (8%) | 14 (4.6%) |
| LSIL and HPV change3 | 1 (1%) | 4 (4%) | 3 (6%) | 2 (4%) | 10 (3.3%) |
| CIN4I/AIN5I | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 7 (14%)†† | 12 (4%) |
| CIN II/AIN II | 0 | 1 (1%) | 3 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 5 (1.6%) |
| Sub-total | 5 (5%) | 10 (10%) | 12 (24%) | 14 (28%) | 41 (13.6%) |
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| Total | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 300 (100%) |
Table adopted from previous publication: Bamrungsak, et al. Thai AIDS J 2013, 25:105–113
1
Men who have sex with men
2
Atypical squamous cells with undermined significance
3
Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion and human papillomavirus change
4
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
5
Anal intraepithelial neoplasia
†
Significant difference compared to general women (p=0.001)
††
Significant difference compared to MSM (p=0.001)