Table 2.
The results of bivariate analysis for gynecological and obstetrical factors associated with hr-HPV infection among women of reproductive age attending KIU-TH.
| Variable | Number n (%) (N = 216) |
High risk HPV status n (%) | cOR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (n = 180) | Positive (n = 36) | ||||
| Menarche | |||||
| ≤ 12 years | 26(12.0) | 17(65.4) | 9(34.6) | 3.20(1.29–5.78) | 0.012* |
| > 12 years | 190(88.0) | 163(85.8) | 27(14.2) | Ref | |
| Coitarche | |||||
| ≤ 15 years | 28(13.0) | 20(71.4) | 8(28.6) | 2.29(1.26–4.15) | 0.076* |
| > 15 years | 188(87.0) | 160(85.1) | 28(14.9) | Ref | |
| Currently pregnant | |||||
| No | 205(94.9) | 171(83.4) | 34(16.6) | Ref | |
| Yes | 11(5.1) | 9(81.8) | 2(18.2) | 1.12(0.23–5.40) | 0.890 |
| Parity | |||||
| 0 | 34(15.7) | 30(88.2) | 4(11.8) | Ref | |
| 1–3 | 128(59.3) | 110(85.9) | 18(14.1) | 0.33(0.05–2.33) | 0.268 |
| 4–6 | 47(21.8) | 35(74.5) | 12(25.5) | 0.41(0.07–2.27) | 0.307 |
| > 6 | 7(3.2) | 5(71.4) | 2(28.6) | 0.86(0.15–5.01) | 0.864 |
| Age at 1st term birth | |||||
| Nulliparous | 27(12.5) | 24(88.9) | 3(11.1) | Ref | |
| < 17 years | 15(6.9) | 12(80.0) | 3(20.0) | 2.00(0.64–6.26) | 0.436 |
| 17–20 years | 93(93) | 71(76.3) | 22(23.7) | 2.48(1.06–5.77) | 0.368 |
| > 20 years | 81(37.5) | 73(90.1) | 8(9.9) | 0.88(0.35–2.20) | 0.854 |
| Contraceptive use | |||||
| No | 44(20.4) | 41(93.2) | 3(6.8) | Ref | |
| Yes | 172(79.6) | 139(80.8) | 33(19.2) | 3.23(0.95–11.13) | 0.061* |
| Partner circumcised | |||||
| No | 113(52.8) | 89(78.8) | 24(21.2) | 0.49(0.23–1.04) | 0.062* |
| Yes | 103(47.7) | 91(88.3) | 12(11.7) | Ref | |
| Condom use | |||||
| No | 169(78.2) | 141(83.4) | 28(16.6) | 1.033(0.44–2.45) | 0.941 |
| Yes | 47(21.8) | 39(83.0) | 8(17.0) | Ref | |
| Number of sexual partners past year | |||||
| 0 | 4(1.9) | 4(100) | |||
| 1 | 167(77.3) | 147(88) | 20(12.0) | Ref | |
| 2 | 40(18.5) | 27(67.5) | 13(32.5) | 3.54(1.57–7.95) | 0.002* |
| ≥ 3 | 5(2.3) | 2(40.0) | 3(60.0) | 11.04(3.29–36.94) | 0.011* |
| Number of sexual partners in life | |||||
| 1 | 96(44.4) | 92(95.8) | 4(4.2) | Ref | |
| 2 | 57(26.4) | 52(91.2) | 5(8.8) | 2.21(0.57–8.59) | 0.252 |
| ≥ 3 | 63(29.2) | 36(57.1) | 27(42.9) | 17.25(5.64–52.79) | < 0.001* |
| STIs in past year | |||||
| No | 107(49.5) | 103(96.3) | 4(3.7) | Ref | |
| Yes | 109(50.5) | 77(70.6) | 32(29.4) | 10.70(3.63–31.69) | < 0.001* |
| Ongoing abnormal vaginal discharge | |||||
| No | 139(64.4) | 133(95.7) | 6(4.3) | Ref | |
| Yes | 77(35.6) | 47(61.0) | 30(39.0) | 14.15(5.54–36.13) | < 0.001* |
*P ≤ 0.2; STIs; sexually transmitted infections. cOR: crude odds ratio