Prevalence of Abnormal Conventional Pap Smear in Pregnant Women, Chonburi Hospital

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of abnormal Pap smears implemented by the conventional technique in pregnant women who attend the antenatal care clinic of Chonburi Hospital.

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed at the antenatal care clinic, Chonburi Hospital between June and September 2013. The data was obtained using a questionnaire. Conventional Pap smears were taken. The cytological results were reported based on the Bethesda classification system 2001. Abnormal results were defined as atypical squamous/glandular cells or more.   

Results: Four hundred and seventy-two pregnant women participated in the study.The age of the participants ranged from 14 to 43. The mean age was twenty-four years old. They were predominantly Thai nationals (86.8%). Abnormal Pap smears were found in 21 of the 472 participants. The prevalence of abnormal Pap smears was 4.4%.  The prevalence of abnormal Pap smears was 2.7% (8 in 299) with 0.3% (1 in 299) of HSIL in women aged 21 or more and 7.5% with 2.3% of HSIL in the younger age group.  

Conclusion: The prevalence of abnormal conventional Pap smears in pregnant women, Chonburi Hospital was 4.4%.