Randomised healthcare policy evaluation of organised primary human papillomavirus screening of women aged 56-60.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this research is to implement and reliably evaluate primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening in an established and routinely running organised, large-scale population-based screening programme.

Participants

Resident women in the Stockholm/Gotland region of Sweden, aged 56-60 years were randomised to either (1) screening with cervical cytology, with HPV test in triage of low-grade cytological abnormalities (old policy) or (2) screening with HPV testing, with cytology in triage of HPV positives (new policy).

Outcome

The primary evaluation was the detection rate of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+).

Results

During January 2012-May 2014, the organised screening programme sent 42 752 blinded invitations with a prebo

SUBMITTER: Lamin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5729984 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature