Predicting nonattendance for colposcopy clinic follow-up after referral for an abnormal Pap Smear

Abstract

This is a retrospective cohort study of women who were recommended for further assessment or treatment after their first visit to a gynaecologist for an abnormal Pap smear. The sample included women who first attended a private outpatient colposcopy service in Canberra between 1 January 1989 and 30 April 1990. Only women who had never previously seen a gynaecologist for an abnormal Pap smear were included in the sample. The nonattendance rate was 2.2 women per 100 women-months (n = 493). Cox proportional hazards modelling was used to examine the relationships between sociodemographic and clinic variables and nonattendance. After adjusting for age and the degree of abnormality on presenting s..