Table 1.

The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with OSSN lesions and tested for HPV, N = 63

Characteristic	n (%)
Age in years (median, IQR)	42 (35- 47)
Biological sex:
Female	38 (60.3)
Male	25 (39.7)
HIV status:
Negative	3 (4.8)
Positive	56 (88.9)
Unknown	4 (6.4)
CD4 count (median, IQR)*	157 (113–369)
CD4 counts < 200 cells/µl*	31 (56.4)
VL categories (copies/ml)**
< 50	26 (46.4)
50–1000	13 (23.2)
> 1000	17 (30.4)

*Available for 55/56 HIV positive patients with OSSN lesions and tested for HPV

**Available for 54 /56 HIV positive patients with OSSN and tested for HPV