Table 3.
Odds ratios for HR HPV positivity and corresponding 95% CIs by selected characteristics, Gurage zone, rural Ethiopia
| HC2 HR positivity | Univariable | Multivariable | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/total | % | OR | 95% CI | p-value | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age interval | ||||||||
| 15-24 | 16/111 | 14 | 1.00 | 0.572 | ||||
| 25-34 | 17/104 | 16 | 1.16 | (0.55 - 2.44) | 0.695 | |||
| 35-44 | 21/106 | 20 | 1.47 | (0.72 - 2.99) | 0.292 | |||
| 45-54 | 13/109 | 12 | 0.80 | (0.37 - 1.76) | 0.586 | |||
| 55-64 | 19/107 | 18 | 1.28 | (0.62 - 2.65) | 0.502 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married, monogynous | 51/391 | 13 | 1.00 | 0.021 | 1.00 | 0.047 | ||
| Married, polygynous | 4/18 | 22 | 1.91 | (0.60 - 6.01) | 0.272 | 1.26 | (0.35 - 4.57) | 0.728 |
| With Partner (not married) | 3/6 | 50 | 6.67 | (1.31 - 33.93) | 0.022 | 7.22 | (1.37 - 38.10) | 0.020 |
| Divorced or separated | 4/20 | 20 | 1.67 | (0.54 - 5.18) | 0.378 | 0.66 | (0.16 - 2.69) | 0.561 |
| Widowed | 24/102 | 24 | 2.05 | (1.19 - 3.53) | 0.010 | 1.85 | (1.01 - 3.41) | 0.047 |
| Lifetime number of sexual partners | ||||||||
| 1 | 55/414 | 13 | 1.00 | 0.004 | 1.00 | 0.011 | ||
| 2 | 25/106 | 24 | 2.01 | (1.18 - 3.43) | 0.010 | 1.83 | (1.03 - 3.23) | 0.039 |
| ≥ 3 | 6/17 | 35 | 3.56 | (1.27 - 10.02) | 0.016 | 3.94 | (1.33 - 11.65) | 0.013 |
| History of STD | ||||||||
| Never | 71/502 | 14 | 1.00 | < 0.001 | 1.00 | 0.002 | ||
| Other STD than HIV* | 4/14 | 29 | 2.43 | (0.74 - 7.95) | 0.143 | 1.95 | (0.57 - 6.69) | 0.291 |
| HIV | 9/12 | 75 | 18.21 | (4.81 - 68.90) | < 0.001 | 13.59 | (3.25 - 56.89) | < 0.001 |
| Unknown/unsure | 2/9 | 22 | 1.73 | (0.35 - 8.52) | 0.498 | 2.47 | (0.49 - 12.45) | 0.274 |
| Main house | ||||||||
| Traditional thatched house (gojo) | 60/429 | 14 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Other | 26/108 | 24 | 1.95 | (1.16 - 3.28) | 0.012 | 1.98 | (1.10 - 3.57) | 0.022 |
Results are based on high risk HPV DNA detection by Hybrid Capture 2 DNA test and presented among 537 women.
*Other STDs reported were gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia infection; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; HC2 = hybrid capture 2 HPV test; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; OR = odds ratio; STD = sexually transmitted disease.