Table 5 Women sexual characteristics, Sexually Transmitted Infections and hygienic practices among 144 cases of cervical cancer and 288 controls
From: HPV and cofactors for invasive cervical cancer in Morocco: a multicentre case-control study
Cases | Controls | ORa (95% CI) | ORab (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | (%) | No. | (%) | |||
Age at first intercourse (years) | n = 132 | n = 272 | ||||
≥ 18 | 59 | 44.7 | 170 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 |
< 18 | 73 | 55.3 | 102 | 37.5 | 2.4 (1.5–3.9) | 2.3 (1.3–3.9) |
No. of lifetime sexual partners | n = 135 | n = 272 | ||||
1 | 107 | 79.2 | 241 | 88.6 | 1 | 1 |
≥ 2 | 28 | 20.8 | 31 | 11.4 | 2.1 (1.2–3.8) | 1.7 (0.8–3.4) |
Sexual intercourse during menstruation | n = 138 | n = 280 | ||||
No | 99 | 71.7 | 256 | 91.4 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 39 | 28.3 | 24 | 8.6 | 4.3 (2.4–7.9) | 4.7 (2.3–9.7) |
Husband’s number of sexual partners | n = 129 | n = 269 | ||||
One | 67 | 51.9 | 210 | 78.1 | 1 | 1 |
Two and more | 62 | 48.1 | 59 | 21.9 | 3.3 (2.1–5.2) | 2.8 (1.3–6.3) |
History of Sexually Transmitted Infections | n = 138 | n = 270 | ||||
No | 123 | 89.1 | 262 | 97.0 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 15 | 10.9 | 8 | 3.0 | 4.6 (1.6–12.9) | 6.7 (1.9–23.6) |
History of herpes infection | n = 139 | n = 273 | ||||
No | 133 | 95.7 | 257 | 94.1 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 6 | 4.3 | 16 | 5.9 | 0.7 (0.3–1.9) | 0.6 (0.3–2.1) |
History of condyloma infection | n = 139 | n = 281 | ||||
No | 133 | 95.7 | 274 | 97.5 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 6 | 4.3 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.6 (0.5–4.9) | 1.4 (0.4–5.2) |
Genital washing after intercourse | n = 138 | n = 270 | ||||
Always | 51 | 37.0 | 241 | 89.3 | 1 | 1 |
Sometimes or never | 87 | 63.0 | 29 | 10.7 | 17.1 (8.2–35.4) | 18.6 (7.9–43.7) |