Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the clinical predictors of unsatisfactory
Pap smears. Methodology: This was a case–control study done in a tertiary care institute. All …

The objective of this study was to conduct a 2-year follow-up of individuals having
unsatisfactory reports of Pap smears and to analyze the contributing factors. This was a …

Background: Most Thai people believe that health care providers have a lower risk of any
disease than their patients. This belief may lull Thai health care providers into accepting the …

Background: A major limitation of cervical cytology is the unsuitability of proportion of smears
submitted for analysis and for cytological assessment (unsatisfactory). This study examines …

The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of abnormal Pap smears in rural
family practice, to compare this to the published literature, and to determine if the prevalence …

Objectives: We undertook this study to find out the spectrum of the cervical smear pattern
along with the clinical profiles of patients who underwent cervical Papanicolaou (Pap) smear …

Objective: To estimate the lifetime prevalence of Pap smear among women in Kuwait and to
assess their knowledge about and attitude toward Pap smears. Methods: This was a …

Background: Abnormal Pap smear consists of premalignant or malignant cervical lesions.
Many of premalignant cervical lesions will never progress to invasive malignancy, or even …

BACKGROUND: Cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer remain
important health problems for women worldwide. It is largely a preventable disease that is …

PURPOSE: Cervical cancer screening may be over-used by elderly women who might not
benefit from the test. The purpose of this study was to examine the relative importance of …