Table 3.
The results of multivariate analysis for 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% Cl) | P value | aOR (95% Cl) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (n = 180) |
Positive (n = 36) |
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| Residence | |||||||
| Urban | 67(31.0) | 60(89.6) | 7(10.4) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Rural | 149(69.0) | 120(80.5) | 29(19.5) | 2.07(1.16–36.87) | 0.105 | 27(0.05–14.92) | 0.302 |
| HIV status | |||||||
| Negative | 173(80.1) | 158(91.3) | 15(8.7) | Ref | Ref | ||
| positive | 43(19.9) | 22(51.2) | 21(48.8) | 10.06(4.53–22.35) | < 0.001 | 7.06(2.77–10.65) | 0.007** |
| Alcohol intake | |||||||
| No | 168(77.8) | 148(88.1) | 20(11.9) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Yes | 48(22.2) | 32(66.7) | 16(33.3) | 3.70(1.73–7.92) | < 0.001 | 6.48(0.60–6.98) | 0.123 |
| Menarche | |||||||
| ≤ 12 years | 26(12.0) | 17(65.4) | 9(34.6) | 3.20(1.29–5.78) | 0.012 | 3.96(0.09–1.48) | 0.508 |
| > 12 years | 190(88.0) | 163(85.8) | 27(14.2) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Coitarche | |||||||
| ≤ 15 years | 28(13.0) | 20(71.4) | 8(28.6) | 2.29(1.26–4.15) | 0.076 | 0.84(0.04–1.69) | 0.910 |
| > 15 years | 188(87.0) | 160(85.1) | 28(14.9) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Contraceptive use | |||||||
| No | 44(20.4) | 41(93.2) | 3(6.8) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Yes | 172(79.6) | 139(80.8) | 33(19.2) | 3.23(0.95–11.13) | 0.061 | 0.24(0.01–8.91) | 0.437 |
| Number of sexual partners past year | |||||||
| 0 | 4(1.9) | 4(100) | |||||
| 1 | 167(77.3) | 147(88) | 20(12.0) | Ref | Ref | ||
| 2 | 40(18.5) | 27(67.5) | 13(32.5) | 3.54(1.57–7.95) | 0.002 | 0.45(0.01–15.02) | 0.652 |
| ≥ 3 | 5(2.3) | 2(40.0) | 3(60.0) | 11.03(3.29–36.94) | 0.011 | 4.04(0.61–12.61) | 0.063 |
| Number of sexual partners in life | |||||||
| 1 | 96(44.4) | 92(95.8) | 4(4.2) | Ref | Ref | ||
| 2 | 57(26.4) | 52(91.2) | 5(8.8) | 2.21(0.57–8.59) | 0.252 | 2.50(0.07–9.44) | 0.652 |
| ≥ 3 | 63(29.2) | 36(57.1) | 27(42.9) | 17.25(5.64–52.79) | < 0.001 | 15.7(3.77–26.14) | 0.008** |
| STIs in past year | |||||||
| No | 107(49.5) | 103(96.3) | 4(3.7) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Yes | 109(50.5) | 77(70.6) | 32(29.4) | 10.70(3.63–31.69) | < 0.001 | 1.61(0.09–3.02) | 0.748 |
| Ongoing abnormal vaginal discharge | |||||||
| No | 139(64.4) | 133(95.7) | 6(4.3) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Yes | 77(35.6) | 47(61.0) | 30(39.0) | 14.15(5.54–36.13) | < 0.001 | 5.37(2.51–11.49) | 0.002** |
**P ≤ 0.05; STIs: sexually transmitted infections; cOR: crude odds ratio; aOR; adjusted odds ratio