Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics and related factors among cervical lesion groups
| Variables | NC | CIN1 | CIN2/3 | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | 0.041 | |||
| Peasant | 156(25.0) | 93(30.7) | 33(35.5) | |
| Others | 467(75.0) | 210(69.3) | 60(64.5) | |
| Passive smoking | 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 360(57.8) | 212(70.0) | 63(67.7) | |
| No | 263(42.2) | 91(30.0) | 30(32.3) | |
| Frequency of vulva cleaning | 0.032 | |||
| ≤1 time/month | 20(3.2) | 19(6.3) | 9(9.7) | |
| 3 times/week-1 time/month | 263(42.2) | 118(38.9) | 39(41.9) | |
| ≥3 times/week | 340(54.6) | 166(54.8) | 45(48.4) | |
| Frequency of underwear washing | 0.003 | |||
| ≤1 time/month | 10(1.6) | 10(3.3) | 8(8.6) | |
| 3 times/week-1 time/month | 240(38.5) | 108(35.6) | 29(31.2) | |
| ≥3 times/week | 373(59.9) | 185(61.1) | 56(60.2) | |
| Washing vulva after sexual intercourse | 0.027 | |||
| Yes | 470(75.4) | 250(82.5) | 77(83.8) | |
| No | 153(24.6) | 53(17.5) | 16(17.2) | |
| Contraception history | 0.023 | |||
| Yes | 549(88.1) | 276(91.1) | 75(80.6) | |
| No | 74(11.9) | 27(8.9) | 18(19.4) | |
* P -values for differences between groups were obtained from the chi-square test.