Table 3.
Absolute proportion in self-sampling arm, and relative proportion and difference in proportions between the self-sampling arm versus control arm (cytology) regarding rate of inadequate specimens, compliance of screen-positive women to follow-up and detection of cervical precancer (CIN2 + ).
| Absolute proportion self-sampling arm | Relative proportion | Proportion Difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | # | (95% CI) | # | (95% CI) | (95% CI) |
| Inadequate sample | 20 | 1.1% (0.4, 2.1%) | – | – | – |
| Test positivity* | 29 | 11.1% (10.0, 12.2%) | – | – | – |
| Compliance to follow-up | 24 | 79.0% (67.9, 88.3%) | 11 | 0.93 (0.84, 1.04) | −6.7% (−17.4, 4.0%) |
| CIN2 + /1000 invited | 21 | 2.7‰ (1.7, 3.2‰) | 17 | 2.43 (1.65, 3.59) | 1.8‰ (0.6, 3.1‰) |
| CIN2 + /1000 screened | 21 | 11.4‰ (8.5, 14.7‰) | 17 | 1.24 (0.77, 1.99) | 3.3‰ (−0.4, 7.1‰) |
*Test positivity of hrHPV test in the self-sampling arm (per-protocol).
#Number of studies.