Table 4.
Medical and reproductive characteristics of HIV positive woman attending adult ART clinic in Public Health Facilities, Hawassa town, Ethiopia, 2019
| Variables | Frequency | Screened for cervical cancer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Diagnosed for HIV (year) | |||
| < 5 | 164 | 40 | 124 |
| ≥ 5 | 178 | 97 | 81 |
| WHO clinical stage | |||
| One | 135 | 32 | 103 |
| Two | 83 | 34 | 49 |
| Three | 68 | 42 | 26 |
| Four | 56 | 29 | 27 |
| CD4 count (cell/mm3) | |||
| < 500 | 227 | 116 | 111 |
| ≥ 500 | 115 | 21 | 94 |
| Duration of enrollment | |||
| < = 4 | 147 | 36 | 116 |
| 5–9 | 109 | 56 | 51 |
| > 10 | 86 | 45 | 38 |
| Multiple sexual partner | |||
| No | 261 | 99 | 162 |
| Yes | 81 | 38 | 43 |
| Family history of cervical cancer | |||
| No | 320 | 120 | 200 |
| Yes | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Age at first sexual act | |||
| ≤ 20 | 134 | 49 | 85 |
| > 20 | 208 | 88 | 120 |
| Partner support | |||
| Yes | 131 | 81 | 50 |
| No | 211 | 56 | 155 |
| Recommendation by provider for cervical cancer screening | |||
| Yes | 207 | 87 | 120 |
| No | 135 | 50 | 85 |