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Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública
versão impressa ISSN 0120-386X
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GUEVARA, Edwin et al. Reproducibility of reading a set of cervical cytology smears in four specialized centers in Medellin, Antioquia. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [online]. 2014, vol.32, n.2, pp.54-60. ISSN 0120-386X.
OBJECTIVE: to assess the degree of reproducibility in the reading of cervical cytology smears among four specialized reading centers at Medellin, Colombia.. METHODOLOGY: 181 cervical cytology smears from a study on the prevalence of cytological abnormalities in Pueblorrico, a town located in the southwestern region of the state of Antioquia in Colombia, were re-read by four specialized centers in Medellin. Each center was asked to conduct a blind routine reading of the smears to avoid disclosure of information between centers. The reproducibility was measured by percentage agreement and kappa. RESULTS :of 181 smears only 55 matched across all 4 centers, with an overall concordance rate of 30% and an overall kappa of 0.31. According to Fleiss scale, poor reproducibility was observed. The concordance between pairs of centers ranged between 0.3 y 0.7. DISCUSSION:there is a high variability in the interpretation of cytological results among centers in Medellin. It is necessary to implement training processes and to unify readings for cervical cytology criteria.
Palavras-chave : cervical cancer; cervical cytology smear; reproducibility.