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. 2014 Oct 10;5(4):775–780. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i4.775

Table 1.

Risk factors for cervical cancer

Causal agent Relative risk
Low socio-economic class 1.5
Low educational level 2-3
Early age at first coitus 2-4
Multiple sexual partners 2-5
Early age at first pregnancy 2-4
Multiparity 2-4
Long term use of oral contraceptives 1.5-2
History of sexually transmitted infections 4-10
History of genital warts 18
Cigarette smoking 2-4
Diet low in folates, carotene and vitamin C 2-3
Lack of routine cytological screening or prior abnormal smears 2-6
HIV 2.5
Immunosuppression 5.7

HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus.