Descriptive outcome measures
| Measure | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Ethnicity, educational attainment, employment and marital status will be assessed via questionnaire. Age of participant will be communicated to UCL from participating laboratories at pilot sites. This will be measured at baseline. | Self-reported in questionnaire. Age at baseline, communicated to UCL from NHS clinical records. |
| Index of multiple deprivation | Index of Multiple Deprivation score (IMD) will be assigned to participants by laboratories and communicated to UCL. The IMD is a measure of area level deprivation which can be derived from a postcode.26 It takes into account: income deprivation; employment deprivation; education, skills and training deprivation; health deprivation and disability; crime; barriers to housing services; and living environment deprivation. | Calculated by the NHS via clinical records and communicated to UCL in score form. |
| NHS Site | The NHS site where women are screened and receive test results will be recorded via communication from participating laboratories. | Communicated to UCL by NHS site. |
| Previous screening history | Previous screening history will be communicated to UCL from participating laboratories. This information will include date of last screening and number of previous screenings. | Communicated to UCL from NHS clinical records. |
| HPV vaccine status | Participants will be asked to indicate whether they have received the HPV vaccine and how many doses they had. This will be measured at baseline. | Self-reported by participant in questionnaire. |
HPV, human papillomavirus; NHS, National Health Service, UCL, University College London.