Table 2.

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the studied population.

Variable		N	%
Age group (years), n=148	≤42	65	43.9
	>42	83	56.1
Education level, n=148	Illiterate	91	61.5
	Primary school	24	16.2
	Secondary school	17	11.5
	College	16	10.8
Family status, n=147	Married	135	91.8
	Divorced/Widowed	12	8.2
Number of pregnancies, n=145	≤3	90	62.1
	>3	55	37.9
Parity, n=145	≤3	100	69.0
	>3	45	31.0
History of miscarriages, n=144	No	103	71.5
	Yes	41	28.5
Menopause, n=145	No	91	62.8
	Yes	54	37.2
History of lesions, n=145	No	113	77.9
	Yes	32	22.1
Sampling department, n=149	Gynecology department	59	39.6
	Laboratory of Anatomopathology	90	60.4
Number of lifetime sexual partners, n = 145	1	137	94.5
	≥2	8	5.5
Passive smoking, n = 144	No	109	75.7
	Yes	35	24.3
Oral contraception, n = 146	No	103	70.5
	Yes	43	29.5
Age at 1st sexual intercourse (years), n = 147	≤21	98	66.7
	>21	49	33.3
Prenatal consultation	No	122	81.9
	Yes	27	18.1
Genital symptoms	No	102	68.5
	Yes	47	31.5
Infertility	No	142	95.3
	Yes	7	4.7