Variable | HIV-positive | HIV-negative | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 216) | (n = 1,159) | ||||
Age* | 37.5 [20–73] | 36.8 [14–76] | |||
SD = 10.7 | SD = 11.0 | ||||
Ethnicity | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Indigenous | 3 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.2) | |
Mestizo | 209 | (96.8) | 1,128 | (97.3) | |
Afro-descendant | 4 | (1.8) | 29 | (2.5) | 0.021 |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 66 | (30.6) | 301 | (26.0) | |
Married | 36 | (16.7) | 202 | (17.4) | |
Cohabiting | 65 | (30.1) | 497 | (42.9) | |
Separated | 22 | (10.2) | 132 | (11.4) | |
Widowed | 27 | (12.4) | 27 | (2.3) | 0.001 |
Age at first intercourse | |||||
<15 | 75 | (34.7) | 276 | (23.8) | |
16-19 | 111 | (51.4) | 618 | (53.3) | |
>19 | 30 | (13.9) | 265 | (22.9) | 0.001 |
Pregnancies | |||||
None | 10 | (4.6) | 69 | (6.0) | |
1-3 | 160 | (74.1) | 784 | (67.6) | |
>4 | 46 | (21.3) | 306 | (26.4) | 0.173 |
Abortions | |||||
No | 120 | (55.7) | 741 | (64.0) | |
Yes | 96 | (44.3) | 418 | (36.0) | 0.019 |
Other STD | |||||
No | 136 | (63.0) | 653 | (56.4) | |
Yes | 80 | (37.0) | 506 | (43.6) | 0.071 |
Lifetime number of sexual partners | |||||
1-2 | 88 | (40.7) | 783 | (67.5) | |
>3 | 128 | (59.3) | 376 | (32.5) | 0.001 |
Contraceptive method | |||||
None | 43 | (19.9) | 337 | (29.1) | |
Hormonal | 11 | (5.1) | 189 | (16.3) | |
Surgery | 46 | (21.3) | 318 | (27.4) | |
Condom | 97 | (45.0) | 113 | (9.8) | |
Intrauterine device | 19 | (8.7) | 202 | (17.4) | 0.001 |
Smoking status | |||||
No | 177 | (81.9) | 776 | (66.9) | |
Yes | 39 | (18.1) | 383 | (33.1) | 0.001 |
Cytological findings | |||||
Normal | 148 | (68.5) | 918 | (79.2) | |
Abnormal | 68 | (31.5) | 241 | (20.8) | 0.006 |