Table 1.
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of women aged 14–59 years with a positive HC-2 test for HPV—USA, 2003–2006
| Characteristic | Positive HC-2 test for HPV | |
|---|---|---|
| Sample size |
Prevalence % (95% CI) |
|
| Total | 4150 | 10.1 (8.8–11.6) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 14–29 | 2198 | 15.2 (13.3–17.3) |
| 30–59 | 1952 | 7.6 (6.2–9.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | 1134 | 14.2 (11.7–17.1) |
| Hispanic | 991 | 10.5 (7.8–14.1) |
| Other | 320 | 10.2 (7.1–14.5) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 1705 | 9.3 (7.7–11.1) |
| Number of sex partners in past year | ||
| 3+ | 246 | 23.1 (17.4–30.1) |
| 2 | 247 | 16.0 (12.3–20.5) |
| 1 | 1983 | 8.4 (6.9–10.2) |
| 0 | 434 | 8.5 (5.4–13.1) |
| Lifetime number of sex partners | ||
| ≥6 | 1141 | 12.7 (11.1–14.6) |
| 3–5 | 902 | 11.4 (9.0–14.2) |
| 2 | 385 | 9.5 (6.4–13.9) |
| 1 | 709 | 5.8 (4.1–8.2) |
| 0 | 664 | 3.7 (2.0–6.7) |