TABLE II.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AMONG HPV POSITIVE WOMEN (N = 405)
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤20 | 40 | 9.9 |
| 21–30 | 160 | 39.4 |
| 31–40 | 132 | 32.5 |
| >40 | 73 | 18.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 247 | 61.0 |
| Non-white | 158 | 39.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 76 | 18.8 |
| Married | 154 | 38.0 |
| Widowed/divorced | 46 | 11.4 |
| Common law | 129 | 31.9 |
| Education | ||
| <Elementary | 86 | 21.2 |
| Elementary | 223 | 55.1 |
| <High school | 49 | 12.1 |
| ≥High school | 47 | 11.6 |
| Monthly income (US $) | ||
| <250 | 103 | 26.1 |
| 250–450 | 98 | 24.9 |
| 451–725 | 89 | 22.7 |
| ≥725 | 103 | 26.2 |
| Cigarette smoking | ||
| Never | 190 | 46.9 |
| Current | 148 | 36.5 |
| Former | 67 | 16.5 |
| Oral contraceptive use | ||
| Never | 67 | 16.5 |
| <6 years | 230 | 56.8 |
| ≥6 years | 108 | 26.7 |
| Total no. of pregnancies | ||
| 0–1 | 77 | 19.2 |
| 2–3 | 169 | 42.1 |
| 4–5 | 114 | 28.4 |
| ≥6 | 41 | 10.2 |
| Age at first intercourse | ||
| ≤15 | 122 | 30.1 |
| 16–17 | 104 | 25.7 |
| ≥18 | 179 | 44.2 |
| Lifetime no. of sexual partners | ||
| 0–1 | 146 | 36.1 |
| 2–3 | 157 | 38.8 |
| ≥4 | 102 | 25.2 |
| Total no. of sex partners past 5 years | ||
| 0–1 | 266 | 65.7 |
| ≥2 | 139 | 34.3 |
| Total no. of sexual partners past year | ||
| 0–1 | 362 | 90.3 |
| ≥2 | 39 | 9.7 |