Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study population by HIV status.
| All participants n = 211 (%) | HIV negative n = 69 (%) | HIV positive n = 142 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean, SD | |||
| Age, years | 37.8 (8.25) | 37.6 (9.03) | 38.0 (7.86) |
| Age at sexual debut, years | 19.7 (3.47) | 20.7 (3.99) | 19.2 (3.08) |
| Lifetime number of sexual partners | 3.94 (3.84) | 3.01 (2.02) | 4.40 (4.40) |
| Number of partners in preceding year | 1.04 (0.60) | 1.01 (0.44) | 1.05 (0.67) |
| n (%) | |||
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| Low | 95 (45.0) | 22 (31.9) | 73 (51.4) |
| Middle | 82 (38.9) | 27 (39.1) | 55 (38.7) |
| High | 34 (16.1) | 20 (29.0) | 14 (9.86) |
| Education, years | |||
| ≤ 6 | 25 (11.9) | 8 (11.6) | 17 (12.0) |
| 7 – 12 | 58 (27.5) | 10 (14.5) | 48 (33.8) |
| > 12 | 128 (60.7) | 51 (73.9) | 77 (54.2) |
| Marital status | |||
| Unmarried | 89 (42.2) | 20 (29.0) | 69 (48.6) |
| Married | 122 (57.8) | 49 (71.0) | 73 (51.4) |
| Menopause | |||
| No | 175 (83.7) | 55 (80.9) | 120 (85.1) |
| Yes | 34 (16.3) | 13 (19.1) | 21 (14.9) |
| Time since last menstrual period, days | |||
| ≤ 15 | 78 (49.7) | 23 (46.9) | 55 (50.9) |
| > 15 | 79 (50.3) | 26 (53.1) | 53 (49.1) |
| Douche regularly | |||
| No | 83 (39.7) | 32 (46.4) | 51 (36.4) |
| Yes | 126 (60.3) | 37 (53.6) | 89 (63.6) |
| Douche material* | |||
| Water | 96 (76.2) | 25 (67.6) | 71 (79.8) |
| Contraceptive use | |||
| None | 86 (40.8) | 39 (56.5) | 47 (33.1) |
| Condoms | 95 (45.0) | 18 (26.1) | 77 (54.2) |
| Oral Contraceptive | 22 (10.4) | 7 (10.1) | 15 (10.6) |
| Hormonal injections | 16 (7.58) | 5 (7.3) | 11 (7.75) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 (N, %) | |||
| Normal weight, 18.5–24.9 | 65 (32.3) | 14 (21.2) | 51 (37.8) |
| Overweight, 25.0–29.9 | 83 (41.3) | 27 (10.9) | 56 (41.5) |
| Obese, ≥ 30.0 | 53 (26.4) | 25 (37.9) | 28 (20.7) |
| Sexual activity within 24 h of sampling | |||
| Vaginal sex | 22 (10.4) | 11 (15.9) | 11 (7.8) |
| Oral sex | 3 (1.42) | 2 (2.90) | 1 (0.70) |
| Digital penetration | 25 (11.9) | 14 (20.3) | 11 (7.8) |
| Persistent any HPV | |||
| No | 117 (55.4) | 46 (66.7) | 71 (50.0) |
| Yes | 94 (44.6) | 23 (33.3) | 71 (50.0) |
| Persistent hrHPV | |||
| Type-specific persistence | 62 (29.4) | 12 (17.4) | 50 (35.2) |
| Group persistence | 9 (4.3) | 2 (2.9) | 7 (4.9) |
*Proportion of women who douche with water among women who regularly douche.