Investigating non-attendance at colposcopy clinic.
We investigated non-attendance at colposcopy clinic. This was a retrospective case-control study conducted to find out any specific characteristics for women who failed to attend their appointment at colposcopy during a 3-month period, in comparison to attenders. The incidence of non-attendance was 23.7%. Younger age, smoking, occurrence of pregnancy, previous history of termination of pregnancy, anxiety and follow-up appointments were more common in non-attenders.
Yassin
A S
AS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Trafford General Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Howell
R J
RJ
Nysenbaum
A M
AM
D000328:Adult; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003127:Colposcopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016312:Treatment Refusal