TABLE I.

Baseline Characteristics of 106 Ugandan Women by HPV Status

	HPV +*	HPV −*
Characteristic	(n =49)	(n =57)	P value
Age	25.0 (5.7)	27.5 (7.4)	0.06
Marital status
Married monogamous	18 (37)	27 (47)	0.6
Married polygamous	3 (6)	7 (12)
Co-habitating	2 (4)	1 (2)
Separated/divorced	7 (14)	5 (9)
Widowed	3 (6)	2 (4)
Never married	16 (33)	15 (26)
Number of children	1.3 (1.6)	2.0 (1.8)	0.03
Past history of sexually transmitted infections	28 (57)	37 (65)	0.4
History of cervical cytologic abnormalities or cervical cancer	0	0
Age of first sex	17.2 (2.7)	17.7 (2.6)	0.3
Engaged in commercial sex	1 (2)	1 (2)	0.9
Have used a condom with sex	44 (90)	47 (84)	0.4
Always use a condom with sex	9 (19)	6 (11)	0.3
Number of sex partners in life	3.2 (4.9)	3.8 (2.8)	0.03
New partners in past 2 months	1 (2)	3 (5)	0.6
Current smoker	1 (2)	1 (2)	0.9
Current alcohol drinker (drink at least 1 day per week)	24 (50)	26 (46)	0.7
Reason for visit
Genital discharge	34 (69)	34 (60)	0.3
Lower abdominal tenderness	21 (43)	26 (46)	0.8
Dysuria	22 (45)	21 (37)	0.4
Vaginal bleeding	1 (2)	5 (9)	0.2
Partner has sexually transmitted infection	9 (18)	11 (19)	0.9
Genital ulcer, no blister	13 (27)	10 (18)	0.3
Genital ulcer, with blisters	11 (22)	14 (25)	0.8
Asymptomatic check-up	1 (2)	0	0.9
Genital itching	35 (71)	40 (70)	0.9
Other	5 (10)	2 (4)	0.2
Visit type
Initial visit	39 (80)	33 (62)	0.08
Established patient	10 (20	20 (38)

^*Reported as count data (%) or mean (S.D.).