Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines and Rates of Chlamydia Screening Allison Ursu, MD Ananda Sen, PhD Mack Ruffin, MD, MPH April 27, 2015 Department of Family Medicine, University of

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Background Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013)

Background Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013)

Predictors of chlamydia screening for ages –Provider characteristics –Privacy during a health visit Sexually active females screened for cervical cancer were more likely to be screened for chlamydia Background Skala (2010);Tao (2010)

Purpose of this study To assess whether a change in the cervical cancer screening guideline altered rates of chlamydia screening in women age in primary care clinics

Methods Repeated cross-sectional study Summary data used to identify visits for year old women for five family medicine clinics Two separate groups created –Visits prior to 2009 –Visits 2011 to 2012

Excluded visits for pregnancy and with diagnoses where PAP or chlamydia testing would be diagnostic Logistic regression to predict outcome Primary outcome: completion of chlamydia testing UM IRB not regulated Methods

Results Characteristics of Study Sample Pre-Guideline GroupPost-Guideline Group Total visits Total patients Mean age ± SD, y ± ± 1.72 Total PAP tests (%) 394 (24%)73 (3.9%) Total chlamydia tests (%) 502 (31%)37 (2.0%) Total chlamydia when PAP tested (%) 311 (62%)4 (10.8%)

Results A woman was more likely to be screened for chlamydia prior to the guideline change OR 13.97, 95% CI Controlled for age, concurrent PAP screening, clinic site, number of visits, and provider type

Results Predictors of Chlamydia Screening Both GroupsPre-Guideline GroupPost-Guideline Group VariablesOR (95% CI)P ValueOR (95% CI)P ValueOR (95% CI)P Value Number of visits 1.25 ( ) < ( ) < ( ).37 Concurrent PAP ( ) < ( ) < ( ) <.001

Results Secondary analysis of clinic type –Women seen at resident training clinics were more likely to be screened for chlamydia –OR 2.11, 95% CI

Limitations One department at one academic center Numbers of PAP and chlamydia testing are low in second group, limiting ability to determine predictors Did not have demographic information, provider gender, sexually active status Data was only completed tests

Discussion Chlamydia screening in women is more likely to be performed when cervical cancer screening is recommended and performed at the same visit Need to ‘uncouple’ chlamydia screening from cervical cancer screening Identify other opportunities for screening

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