Table 1.
Sociodemographic, behavioral, and sexual characteristics and medical history of study participants (n = 454).
| Variable | n (%) | Mean ± SD | Min | Max | |
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| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||
| Age (years) | 22.7 ± 3.33 | 17 | 30 | ||
| Nationality | Lebanese | 432 (95.2) | |||
| Others1 | 22 (4.8) | ||||
| Major | Medical2 | 219 (48.2) | |||
| Nonmedical | 235 (51.8) | ||||
| University | Public | 179 (39.4) | |||
| Private | 275 (60.6) | ||||
| Family status | Married | 39 (8.6) | |||
| Single | 278 (61.3) | ||||
| In a relationship/engaged | 137 (30.2) | ||||
| Residence | Beirut | 95 (20.9) | |||
| Mount Lebanon | 277 (61) | ||||
| Others3 | 82 (18.1) | ||||
| Religion | Christian | 287 (63.2) | |||
| Muslim/Druze | 179 (27.7) | ||||
| Nonreligious | 18 (4) | ||||
| Maternal educational level | Less than university degree | 203 (44.7) | |||
| University degree or higher | 251 (55.3) | ||||
| Paternal educational level | Less than university degree | 266 (58.6) | |||
| University degree or higher | 188 (41.4) | ||||
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| Medical history | |||||
| Personal history of cancer | Yes4 | 6 (1.3) | |||
| No | 448 (98.7) | ||||
| Family history of cancer related to HPV5 | Yes | 7 (1.5) | |||
| No history | 447 (98.5) | ||||
| History of sexually transmitted disease | At least once | 26 (5.7) | |||
| Never | 428 (94.3) | ||||
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| Behavioral characteristics | |||||
| Alcohol consumption | No | 167 (3) | |||
| Frequently | 88 (19.4) | ||||
| Occasionally | 199 (43.8) | ||||
| Smoking | Yes | 96 (21.1) | |||
| No | 358 (78.9) | ||||
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| Sexual characteristics | |||||
| Age on first sexual intercourse (years) | 21.08 ± 4.02 | 14 | 30 | ||
| Condom use | Always | 38 (8.4) | |||
| Frequently | 35 (7.7) | ||||
| Never | 46 (10.1) | ||||
| Not currently sexually active | 335 (73.8) | ||||
| Number of partners in general | One | 140 (30.8) | |||
| Two or more | 15 (3.3) | ||||
| Not sexually active | 299 (65.9) | ||||
| Partner(s) gender | Man | 145 (31.9) | |||
| Woman | 6 (1.3) | ||||
| Both | 4 (0.9) | ||||
| No sexual partner | 299 (65.9) | ||||
| Sexual preference (multiple choice question) | Anal giving or receptor | 7 (1.5) | |||
| Oral giving or receptor | 73 (16.1) | ||||
| Vaginal sex | 140 (30.8) | ||||
| Not sexually active | 299 (65.9) | ||||
SD: standard deviation. LBP: Lebanese pound. 1Other nationalities include Palestinian (n = 9), Syrian (n = 8), Iraqi (n = 3), Filipino (n = 1), and Brazilian (n = 1). 2“Medical students” include students of medicine, nursing, and pharmacy. 3Aakar, North, Baalbeck-Hermel, Beqaa, South, and Nabatiyeh. 4Breast cancer; CML, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; hodgkin lymphoma (x2); and kidney cancer. 5Cervical cancer; penile cancer; anal cancer; and oropharyngeal cancer.