Table 1.
Participant characteristics of 193 care-seeking women in rural Malawi
| n | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (med, IQR) | 33 | (29, 38) |
| Married | 183 | (92) |
| Education | ||
| < 2 years | 21 | (10) |
| 2–4 years | 30 | (15) |
| 5–8 years | 82 | (41) |
| Some secondary schooling | 67 | (34) |
| Number of lifetime sexual partners (med, IQR) | 2 | (1, 3) |
| Age at first sex (med, IQR) | 18 | (16, 19) |
| HPVa, b | ||
| hr-HPV positive | 43 | (22) |
| HPV 16-positive | 8 | (4) |
| HPV 18/45-positive | 10 | (5) |
| Other hr-HPV-positive | 30 | (15) |
| Bacterial vaginosis | 101 | (51) |
| Abnormal cervical lesions | 16 | (9) |
| HIV-seropositive | 6 | (3) |
| HSV-2-seropositive | 99 | (50) |
| Gonorrhea | 9 | (5) |
| Chlamydia | 0 | (0) |
a
Results from GeneXpert HPV assay
b
Some women had multiple types of hr-HPV
med= median; IQR=interquartile range; HPV=human papillomavirus; HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; HSV=herpes simplex virus