Table 6.
Influence of risk factors on preinvasive cervical lesion
| Variable | Frequency (%) | Test | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preinvasive | Nonpreinvasive | |||
| Age at coitarche | ||||
| <16 | 6 (17.1) | 29 (82.9) | Fisher’s exact | 0.010 |
| ≥16 | 9 (4.2) | 206 (95.8) | ||
| Total | 15 (6) | 235 (94.0) | ||
| Sexual partners since coitarche | ||||
| 1 | 4 (2.4) | 163 (97.6) | Chi-square Likelihood ratio 14.1 |
0.001 |
| 2 | 4 (7.8) | 47 (92.2) | ||
| ≥3 | 7 (21.9) | 25 (78.1) | ||
| Total | 15 (6) | 235 (94) | ||
| Previous STI | ||||
| Yes | 10 (9.6) | 94 (90.4) | Chi-square Likelihood ratio 18.4 |
<0.001 |
| No | 3 (2.1) | 141 (97.9) | ||
| HIV | 2 (100) | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 (6) | 235 (94) | ||
| Parity group | ||||
| <5 | 12 (5.4) | 210 (94.6) | Fisher’s exact | 0.21 |
| ≥5 | 3 (10.7) | 25 (89.3) | ||
| Total | 15 (6) | 235 (94) | ||
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | Fisher’s exact | 0.12 |
| No | 14 (5.6) | 234 (94.4) | ||
| Total | 15 (6) | 235 (94) | ||
| Use of contraception | ||||
| Yes | 6 (7.1) | 78 (92.8) | Fisher’s exact | 0.38 |
| No | 9 (5.4) | 157 (94.6) | ||
| Total | 15 (6) | 235 (94) | ||
HIV=Human immunodeficiency virus