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Appendix C. Evidence Tables

Evidence Table 3A. Performance of HPV Testing for Screening (cont'd)

Source: Author, Study Design &
Year Characteristics Interventions Location & Time Period
Schiffman et al., Diagnostic test evaluation HPV testing of Pap results Guanacaste Province,
65
2000 (HPV) among high using Hybrid Capture Tube Costa Rica
incidence population and (HCT) and Hybrid Capture II 1993-1994
assessment of outcome by (on a smaller subset of
combining screening samples)
results with biopsy results

Pap/
cervicography negatives
verified by colposcopy in a
2% random sample

Womack et al, Diagnostic test evaluation HPV testing using Hybrid Chitungwiza and the greater
63
2000a (HPV) among population at Capture II assay, probe B Harare area, Zimbabwe
high risk for HIV (13 high risk subtypes) and c. 1999
assessment of outcome by
biopsy/ colposcopy

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