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. 2014 Mar 4;9(3):e90625. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090625

Table 1. Main characteristics of HIV-infected women screened for cervical malignancies according to the presence or absence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia of any grade (CIN+) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

No CIN+ Presence of CIN+ P Total
(n = 2,866) (n = 132) (n = 2,998)
HIV clinic, n (%) 0.58
MTCT + 591 (20.6) 32 (24.3) 623 (20.8)
Cepref 1,303 (45.5) 56 (42.4) 1,359 (45.3)
CNTS 972 (33.9) 44 (33.3) 1,016 (33.9)
Age in years, median (IQR) 36 [32–42] 37 [31–41] 0.40 36 [32–42]
Formal education, n (%) 0.67
No 725 (25.3) 32 (24.3) 757 (25.3)
Primary school 926 (32.3) 39 (29.5) 965 (32.2)
Secondary and over 1,213 (42.4) 61 (46.2) 1,274 (42.5)
Tobacco use * 43 (1.5) 1 (0.8) 0.49 44 (1.5)
Hormonal contraceptive use (current) 45 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 0.26 45 (1.5)
Marital status 0.02
Married, cohabitant 1,298 (45.3) 46 (34.9) 1,344 (44.8)
Single, divorced, widowed 1,568 (54.7) 86 (65.1) 1,654 (55.2)
Age at first sexual intercourse, n (%) 0.66
≥16 years 1,949 (69.3) 93 (71.0) 1,946 (69.2)
<16 years 863 (30.7) 38 (29.0) 866 (30.8)
Lifetime number of sexual partners 0.21
<5 1,247 (43.8) 65 (49.2) 1,312 (44.0)
≥5 1,602 (56.2) 67 (50.8) 1,669 (56.0)
Parity, n (%) 0.04
Nulliparous 448 (15.6) 10 (7.6) 458 (15.3)
Primiparous 687 (24.0) 35 (26.5) 722 (24.1)
Multiparous 1731 (60.4) 87 (65.9) 1818 (60.6)
ART exposure (years) 0.04
Never on ART 705 (24.9) 26 (19.7) 731 (24.6)
≥1 906 (32.0) 54 (40.9) 960 (32.4)
≥2–3 617 (21.8) 33 (25.0) 650 (21.9)
≥4 606 (21.3) 19 (14.4) 625 (21.1)
If yes, current ART regimen 2,161 (100.0) 106 (100.0) 0.44 2,267 (100.0)
D4T/3TC/NVP 573 (26.5) 23 (21.7) 596 (26.3)
D4T/3TC/EFV 125 (5.8) 7 (6.6) 132 (5.8)
AZT/3TC/NVP 397 (18.3) 23 (21.7) 420 (18.5)
AZT/3TC/EFV 315 (14.6) 13 (12.3) 328 (14.5)
Protease inhibitor based regimen 207 (9.6) 13 (12.3) 220 (9.7)
Other regimens 544 (25.2) 27 (25.4) 571 (25.2)
HIV type 0.68
HIV-1 1,694 (59.1) 78 (59.1) 1,772 (59.1)
HIV-2 or dually reactive 79 (2.8) 2 (1.5) 81 (2.7)
Unknown 1,093 (38.1) 52 (39.4) 1,145 (38.2)
Baseline clinical stage 0.94
CDC A & B and/or 1,2 WHO 1,513 (52.8) 69 (52.3) 1,582 (52.8)
CDC C and/or 3,4 WHO 962 (33.6) 46 (34.8) 1,008 (33.6)
Unknown 391 (13.6) 17 (12.9) 408 (13.6)
Baseline CD4 count, median (IQR) 295 [160–464] 249 [107–378] <10−2 291 [156–461]
Most recent CD4 count, median (IQR) 458 [307–629] 340 [216–500] <10−4 452 [301–621]

*Current or former use of smoked and/or chewed tobacco.

CD4 count (cells/mm3) measured during first clinical follow-up for HIV infection.

Last known CD4 count (cells/mm3) measured prior or during the cervical cancer screening visit.

Abbreviations: CIN/ICC Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia/Invasive Cervical Cancer ART Antiretroviral Treatment.