Table 4.

Summary of sensitivity and specificity of cervical cancer screening methods for detecting CIN2-3.

Sensitivity (%, 95% CI)	Specificity (%, 95% CI)	References
CYTOLOGY
65.9 (54.9–75.3)*	96.3 (94.7–97.4)	(85)
75.5 (66.6–82.7)†	91.9 (88.4–94.3)	(86)
HPV DNA TESTING
88.1(81.4–92.7)	83.7 (74.9–89.8)	(87)
88.3 (73.1–95.5)	73.9 (50.7–88.7)	(87)
94.0 (89.0–97.0)	88.0 (84.0–92.0)	(88)
VISUAL INSPECTION WITH ACETIC ACID
79.2	84.7	(89)
82.4 (76.3–87.3)	87.4 (77.1–93.4)	(90)
78.0 (73.0–83.0)	88.0 (85.0–91.0)	(91)
69.0 (54.0–81.0)	87.0 (79.0–92.0)	(91)
VISUAL INSPECTION WITH ACETIC ACID AND LUGOL'S IODINE
89.0	85.0	(90)
90.0 (85.0–94.0)	83.0 (79.0–86.0)	(91)

^*Conventional Pap.

^†Liquid-based cytology.

Endpoints are all CIN2-3, reference standard = colposcopy with or without biopsy.