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Extension of organised cervical cancer screening programmes in Italy and their process indicators.
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Epidemiologia e prevenzione [Epidemiol Prev] 2007 Mar-Jun; Vol. 31 (2-3 Suppl 2), pp. 33-47. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Since 1996, Italian national guidelines have recommended to regions the implementation of organised screening programmes for cervical cancer. As in the previous years, starting from 1998, we collected aggregated tables of data from Italian organised cervical screening programmes in order to centrally compute process indicators. In 2005, the target population of Italian organised screening programmes included 10,969,571 women, corresponding to 66.7% of Italian women aged 25-64 years. However, these programmes invited only 24.8% of their target population in 2005, vs. 33.3% expected in order to invite the entire target population in the 3-year recommended interval. Compliance to invitation was 36.7%, with a clear North-South decreasing trend. It must however be considered that many women are screened outside the organised programmes. The remaining process indicators deal with women invited during 2004 and screened up to April 2005. Unsatisfactory smears were 3.1%. It was recommended to 6.1% of women to repeat cytology, and 61% of them complied. Some (2.5%) of screened women were referred to colposcopy. Compliance to colposcopy was 84.7% among women referred because of ASCUS or more severe cytology and 88.2% among those referred because of HSIL or more severe cytology. The Positive Predictive Value (PPV) of referral because of ASCUS or more severe cytology for CIN2 or more severe histology was 15.5%. There was a relevant variability of both referral rate and PPV, that were inversely related, and 10 % ofprogrammes referred > 5% of women, suggesting too broad criteria of interpretation of cytology. The unadjusted detection rate ofhistologically confirmed CIN2 or more severe was 2.7 per 1000 screened women (3.0 per 1000, standardised on the Italian population, truncated 25-64).
- Subjects :
- Adult
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell diagnosis
Colposcopy statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Italy epidemiology
Mass Screening organization & administration
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care statistics & numerical data
Predictive Value of Tests
Program Evaluation
Quality Indicators, Health Care trends
Referral and Consultation statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Uterine Cervical Diseases diagnosis
Uterine Cervical Diseases epidemiology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms diagnosis
Uterine Cervical Dysplasia diagnosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell epidemiology
Mass Screening statistics & numerical data
National Health Programs statistics & numerical data
Quality Indicators, Health Care statistics & numerical data
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms epidemiology
Vaginal Smears statistics & numerical data
Uterine Cervical Dysplasia epidemiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1120-9763
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 2-3 Suppl 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Epidemiologia e prevenzione
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17824361