Table 8.

Structural equation model (SEM) for HSIL.

Variable	Contrast	OR	LCL95%	UCL95%	p	n
hrHPV	Yes vs. No	1			Reference	460
HIV	Yes vs. No	5.31	2.00	14.1	0.001	640
HSV 2	Yes vs. No	1.84	1.21	2.79	0.004	639
Syphilis	Yes vs. No	2.57	1.32	5.00	0.006	644
Gonorrhoea	Yes vs. No	2.11	1.33	3.36	0.002	645
Chlamydia	Yes vs. No	1.48	1.06	2.06	0.022	645
HBV	Yes vs. No	3.11	1.33	7.29	0.009	619
HCV	Yes vs. No	1.56	0.688	3.52	0.289	576
Age	Standardised	2.86	0.323	5.40	0.027	648
Male gender	Yes vs. No	4.66	2.12	10.3	< 0.001	648
MSM	Yes vs. No	4.65	1.54	14.1	0.003	536
Sex partners	< 50	1			Reference	533
	50+	3.04	2.05	4.51	< 0.001
Cofactors→STI	Latent	2.43	1.48	4.00	< 0.001
STI→HSIL	Yes vs. No	2.77	2.10	3.64	< 0.001	644