Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics for the overall study population and according to cervical cytology results
Characteristic | Overall N = 109 | Normal/ ASCUS Pap smear N = 48 | LSIL/HSIL Pap smear N = 49 | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Data are N (%) except where otherwise specified | Â | ||
Median age in years (range) | 31 (20 – 61) | 32 (20 – 57) | 30 (20 – 61) | 0.43 |
Employed | 21 (19.3) | 12 (25) | 7 (14.3) | 0.18 |
Ever smoked | 21 (19.3) | 5 (10.4) | 16 (32.7) | 0.03 |
Married or in stable relationship | 52 (47.7) | 22 (45.8) | 23 (46.9) | 1.00 |
Median years of school attendance (range) | 10 (0 – 13) | 10 (0 – 13) | 9 (0 – 13) | 0.42 |
Ever pregnant | 89 (81.7) | 40 (83.3) | 39 (79.6) | 0.64 |
Ever used injectable contraception | 97 (89.0) | 43 (89.6) | 42 (85.7) | 0.56 |
Ever used oral contraception | 29 (26.6) | 11 (22.9) | 13 (26.5) | 0.68 |
Ever used condoms | 55 (50.5) | 21 (43.8) | 29 (59.2) | 0.13 |
Median age of first intercourse (range) | 17 (4 – 25) | 17 (13 – 21) | 16 (4 – 25) | 0.12 |
Median number of sexual partners (range) | 4 (1 – 13) | 4 (1 – 10) | 4 (1 – 13) | 0.15 |
Ever had an STI | 92 (84.4) | 41 (85.4) | 42 (85.7) | 0.97 |
Past Pap smear | 46 (42.2) | 23 (47.9) | 16 (32.7) | 0.10 |
Median CD4 count (range) | 125 (14 – 1047) | 125.5 (14 – 1047) | 123 (32 – 313) | 0.95 |
HR-HPV present (Digene) | 86 (78.9) | 28 (58.3) | 47 (95.9) | < 0.001 |
HR-HPV present (Roche) | 97 (89.0) | 37 (77.1) | 49 (100) | < 0.001 |
Median HPV viral load in RLU (range) All samples | 64.3 (0.12 – 2248.95) | 3.19 (0.12–1373.77) | 365.49 (0.21–2248.95) | < 0.001 |
Median HPV viral load in RLU (range) Only HC2 positives | 181.06 (1.19–2248.95) | 60.3 (1.19–1373.77) | 444.07 (11.98–2248.95) | 0.001 |
Prevalence of multiple HPV types Only HC2 positives | 76 (78.4) | 23 (62.2) | 45 (91.8) | 0.001 |