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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and overall hr-HPV prevalence of the study population

From: High prevalence of and factors associated with human papillomavirus infection among women attending a tertiary hospital in Gauteng Province, South Africa

 

n

%

Age (years) (n = 523)

 18–29

151

28.9

 30–39

171

32.7

 40–49

121

23.1

 50–59

61

11.7

 60 + 

19

3.6

Marital status (n = 526)

 Single

354

67.3

 Married

126

24.0

 Divorced/Widowed/Separated

46

8.7

Employment status (n = 526)

 Employed

237

45.1

 Unemployed

289

54.9

Place of residence (n = 522)

 Rural

12

2.3

 Semi-urban

448

85.6

 Urban

63

12.1

Number of children (n = 526)

 None

92

17.5

 1–2

302

57.4

 3–4

118

22.4

 5 and more

14

2.7

Present sexual activity status (n = 526)

 Not active

106

20.2

 Active

420

79.8

Number of current sexual partners (n = 526)

 None

100

19.0

 1

392

74.5

 2 or more

34

6.5

Number of past sexual partners over 12 months (n = 526)

 None

99

18.8

 1

214

40.7

 2

76

14.4

 3

67

12.7

 4 or more

70

13.3

Use of contraceptives (n = 526)

 Not using

374

71.1

 Using

152

28.9

Period of contraceptive use (n = 526)

 6 months

33

6.3

 12 months

25

4.8

 24 months

34

6.5

 More than 24 months

60

11.4

 N/A

374

71.1

Pregnant (n = 526)

 Not pregnant

427

81.2

 Pregnant

90

17.1

 Don’t know

9

1.7

Period of pregnancy (n = 526)

 1–3 months

84

16.0

 4–6 months

5

1.0

 7–9 months

1

0.2

 N/A

436

82.9

Hr-HPV

 Hr-HPV DNA

253

48.1

 HPV type 16

62

24.5

 HPV type 18

31

12.3

 Other 12 h-HPVs

221

87.4

 Hr-HPV E6/E7 mRNA (n = 253)

213

84.2

  1. Note that n adds up to more than 253 because of multiple hr-type infections in some samples