Table 1. Sample characterization.
| Risk factors | Total | HPV+ (n) | HPV+ (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.003 | |||
| ≤ 20 | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | |
| 21–35 | 164 | 22 | 13.4 | |
| 36–51 | 110 | 15 | 13.6 | |
| 52–66 | 41 | 10 | 24.4 | |
| ≥ 67 | 12 | 2 | 16.6 | |
| Fixed sexual partner | < 0.001 | |||
| Present | 278 | 33 | 11.9 | |
| Absent | 75 | 25 | 33.3 | |
| Educational level | 0.622 | |||
| Illiterate | 41 | 8 | 19.5 | |
| Only reads and writes | 129 | 19 | 14.7 | |
| 9 years of basic education | 114 | 21 | 18.4 | |
| 12 years of basic education | 46 | 9 | 19.6 | |
| College graduated | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Family income (Brazilian minimum wage)* | 0.683 | |||
| < 1 | 187 | 33 | 17.6 | |
| ≥ 1 and ≤ 2 | 132 | 21 | 15.9 | |
| > 2 and ≤ 3 | 22 | 2 | 9.1 | |
| > 3 | 8 | 2 | 25 | |
| Sexual partners during lifetime | 0.117 | |||
| 1 | 198 | 26 | 13.1 | |
| 2 to 3 | 110 | 24 | 21.8 | |
| 4 to 5 | 20 | 2 | 10 | |
| ≥ 6 | 10 | 3 | 30 | |
| Number of pregnancies | 0.144 | |||
| None | 29 | 6 | 20.7 | |
| 1 to 2 | 88 | 18 | 20.5 | |
| 3 to 4 | 105 | 10 | 9.5 | |
| ≥ 5 | 131 | 24 | 18.3 | |
| Cytological diagnosis | 0.026 | |||
| Normal or inflammatory | 256 | 34 | 13.3 | |
| ASCUS | 28 | 4 | 14.3 | |
| AGUS | 12 | 5 | 41.6 | |
| ASCH | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| LSIL | 48 | 14 | 29.2 | |
| HSIL | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | |
Abbreviations: AGUS, atypical glandular cell of undetermined significance; ASCH, atypical squamous cell, cannot exclude HSIL; ASCUS, atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance; HPV, human papillomavirus; HSIL, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; LSIL, low-grade intraepithelial lesion.
Note: *The Brazilian minimum wage is equivalent to approximately U$ 250 per month.