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. 2021 Jul 6;21:267. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01402-5

Table 4.

Clinical and demographic characteristics of the study population by HIV status

Variable HIV negative HIV positive p-value
N % N %
293 30.3 674 69.7
Age categories
 < 30 2 0.7 11 1.6  < 0.001*
 ≥ 30–40 23 7.9 165 24.5
 ≥ 40–50 44 15.1 324 48.1
 ≥ 50–60 60 20.5 119 17.7
 ≥ 60–70 98 33.6 47 7.0
 ≥ 70 65 22.3 8 1.2
Residence
 Rural 250 85.3 511 76.0  < 0.001*
 Urban 43 14.7 161 24.0
Marital status
 Never married/single 140 47.8 498 74.0  < 0.001*
 Married 91 31.1 132 19.6
 Divorced 3 1.0 9 1.3
 Widowed 59 20.1 34 5.1
Previous cervical cancer screening
 Never screened 143 51.6 248 38.2  < 0.001*
 Screened 134 48.4 401 61.8
Visit with a traditional healer
 No 250 87.7 599 90.9 0.140
 Yes 35 12.3 60 9.1
FIGO Stage
 I 48 17.0 115 17.8 0.83
 II 106 37.6 225 34.9
 III 100 35.5 245 38.0
 IV 28 9.9 60 9.3
Pathology
 SCC 239 83.9 583 88.9 0.022*
 Adenocarcinoma 31 10.9 33 5.0
 Invasive ductal 1 0.4 3 0.5
 Other 9 3.2 30 4.6
 Vascular invasion 0 0 1 0.2
 Unknown 5 1.8 6 0.9
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
 Not reported 68 23.2 192 28.5 0.089
 Reported 225 76.8 482 71.5
CD4
 < 250 cells/mm3 117 21.4
 ≥ 250 cells/mm3 429 78.6
ART
 No 25 3.8
 Yes 640 96.2

*p < 0.05