title: Investigating non-attendance at colposcopy clinic.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Trafford General Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Yassin
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nysenbaum
mesh_terms: 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