OBJECTIVES: To describe Papanicolaou (Pap) test findings and identify prevalence and correlates of @entity854 in low-income adolescent females. DESIGN AND SETTING: This cross-sectional study included a modified random sample of female students ages 16 to 25 years at 54 U.S. Job Corps centers. @entity1 : 5,734 female students enrolled in a federal job training program. Admission health records were reviewed and abstracted. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Pap test findings using the Bethesda classifications. Pap smear results indicating @entity1141 (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance [ASCUS] with @entity1141 ) or @entity2784 (low-grade squamous interepithelial lesions [LGSIL] or high-grade @entity2784 [HGSIL]). @entity1 with less severe findings were compared with those who needed follow-up. RESULTS: For 71.4% of @entity1 , no abnormalities were found. 15.6% had benign cellular changes, 9.2% had reactive changes, and 9.9% had epithelial cell abnormalities. Of those tested, 5.6% (+/- 0.8%) had @entity6349 Pap smear findings, with 0.3% (n = 12) HGSIL. All groups were equally affected, with abnormalities not associated with race/ethnicity, age, geographic region, education level, size of city of residence, or receiving public assistance. CONCLUSIONS: In this population, @entity6349 Pap smear results were not uncommon. Findings indicate that Pap screening, alone or in combination with more sensitive tests, can identify cervical abnormalities, including HGSIL, that suggest a need for further evaluation or follow-up.

Pap test results among low-income youth: prevalence of XXXX and practice implications.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'Participants', 'PARTICIPANTS'] @entity854 :: ('MESH:D018376', 'Disease') :: ['dysplastic cervical abnormalities'] @entity2784 :: ('MESH:D065310', 'Disease') :: ['squamous intraepithelial lesions'] @entity6349 :: ('MESH:D004416', 'Disease') :: ['dysplastic'] @entity1141 :: ('MESH:C535662', 'Disease') :: ['dysplasia']
@entity1141 :: (MESH:C535662,Disease) :: ['dysplasia']
