Table 3.
Findings from the univariate analysis: HPV positive patients by selected covariates
Covariates | All Women | HPV Positive | P value χ2 test | ||
No. | No. | % | |||
Age | ≤ 44 | 119 | 18 | 15.1 | 0.37 |
45–52 | 120 | 21 | 17.5 | ||
53–59 | 122 | 14 | 11.5 | ||
≥ 60 | 142 | 27 | 19.0 | ||
Education | Primary School | 120 | 12 | 10.0 | 0.09 |
Secondary School | 167 | 27 | 16.2 | ||
Higher | 207 | 40 | 19.3 | ||
Unknown | 9 | - | - | ||
Smoking habits | Current + previous | 155 | 26 | 16.8 | 0.79 |
Never smokers | 348 | 54 | 15.5 | ||
N° of lifetime partners | 1 | 293 | 35 | 11.9 | 0.03 |
> 1 ≤ 5 | 74 | 13 | 17.6 | ||
> 5 | 78 | 19 | 24.4 | ||
Unknown | 58 | 12 | 20.0 | ||
Age at 1° sexual intercourse | ≤ 18 | 128 | 22 | 17.2 | 0.63 |
19 – 21 | 138 | 24 | 17.4 | ||
22 – 24 | 109 | 13 | 11.9 | ||
≥ 24 | 125 | 19 | 15.2 | ||
Marital status | Single | 123 | 27 | 21.95 | 0.06 |
Married | 369 | 52 | 14.1 | ||
Unknown | 11 | - | - | ||
Use of Oral Contraceptives | Current + previous | 166 | 27 | 16.3 | 0.88 |
Never | 337 | 53 | 15.7 |