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Factors affecting compliance in the first year of postcolposcopy surveillance among women with a high incidence of cervical cancer
Author(s) -
Rattanalappaiboon Daungporn,
Kietpeerakool Chumnan,
Kleebkaow Pilaiwan,
Chumworathayi Bandit,
Launratanakorn Sanguanchoke,
Santipongsupakorn Tassanee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.07.026
Subject(s) - medicine , colposcopy , obstetrics , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , logistic regression , cervical cancer , retrospective cohort study , gynecology , multivariate analysis , medical record , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , univariate analysis , cancer , physics , optics
Objective To assess postcolposcopy compliance among women with abnormal cervical screening results and to identify factors associated with noncompliance for postcolposcopy follow‐up. Methods In a retrospective study, the records of women who underwent colposcopy at Srinagarind Hospital, Thailand, between January and December 2010 were reviewed. Women were considered to be noncompliant if their total follow‐up time after colposcopy was less than 12 months. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression methods were used to determine factors significantly predicting noncompliance. Results Among 548 women who underwent colposcopy, the percentage of noncompliance was 49.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 45.1%–53.7%). The risk for noncompliance rose significantly among those without intraepithelial lesions (OR, 2.19; 95% CI, 1.53–3.13), younger age (OR, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.19–2.67), and low education level (OR, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.11–2.24). Risk for noncompliance was significantly lower among those with a previous history of abnormal smear (OR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.24–0.64). Conclusion The percentage of noncompliance with postcolposcopy follow‐up was high among the study women. The significant independent factors predicting noncompliance were previous history of abnormal smear, severity of cervical histopathology, age, and education level.