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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Feb;8(2):e296–e304. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30527-3

Table 2:

Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and screen-positive rates (as percentages) in the study populations1

Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Positive Predictive Value (95% CI) Negative Predictive Value (95% CI) Screen positive Rate (95% CI)
CIN2+
HIV-negative N=124 N=358 N=358
Any of the 5 high risk channels2 88.7 (83.1–94.3) 86.9 (83.4–90.4) 23.0 (12.4–33.5) 98.1 (96.6–99.6) 16.1 (12.4–19.9)
Selected 3 channels3 87.1 (81.2–93.0) 89.7 (86.5–92.8) 27.5 (15.2–39.7) 98.2 (96.7–99.6) 13.5 (10.0–16.9)
HIV-positive N=1724 N=273 N=273
Any of the 5 high risk channels2 93.6 (90.0–97.3) 59.9 (54.1–65.7) 31.7 (24.5–38.9) 97.0 (94.5–99.6) 48.8 (43.4–54.2)
Selected 3 channels3 90.7 (86.4–95.0) 67.5 (62.0–73.1) 35.0 (27.0–43.0) 95.9 (93.0–98.7) 41.5 (36.2–46.8)
CIN3+
HIV-negative N=93 N=366 N=366
Any of the 5 high risk channels2 93.6 (88.6–98.5) 86.3 (82.8–89.9) 18.0 (8.4–27.7) 99.7 (99.1–100) 16.1 (12.4–19.9)
Selected 3 channels3 91.4 (85.7–97.1) 89.1 (85.9–92.3) 21.6 (10.3–32.9) 99.7 (99.1–100) 13.5 (10.0–16.9)
HIV-positive N=106 N=301 N=301
Any of the 5 high risk channels2 95.3 (91.3–99.3) 55.6 (50.0–61.2) 16.8 (11.0–22.5) 99.4 (98.3–100) 48.8 (43.4–54.2)
Selected 3 channels3 93.4 (88.7–98.1) 63.3 (57.8–68.7) 19.0 (12.4–25.5) 99.0 (97.5–100) 41.5 (36.2–46.8)
1.

By design, sensitivity is calculated combining data from the screening and referral study populations, and specificity, positive and negative predictive value and percent screen-positive from the screening population only.

2.

Positive for HPV 16, and/or HPV 18, 45, and/or HPV 31, 33, 35, 52, 58, and/or HPV 51, 59, and/or HPV 39, 56, 66 68.

3.

Positive for HPV 16, and/or HPV 18, 45, and/or HPV 31, 33, 35, 52, 58.

4.

One woman with an invalid HPV result was excluded from this group.