Table 4.

relationship between the identified risk factors for premalignant and malignant lesions of the cervix and the development of premalignant lesions

Variable	Sub-category	Result of Pap smear n=207
		Negative		Positive (abnormal)		χ2 test	p-value
		Frequency	Per cent	Frequency	Per cent
Age groups (years)	<35	74	92.5	6	7.5	5.723	0.017
	≥35	102	80.3	25	19.7
Age of first sex contact (years)	<20	65	82.3	14	17.7	0.756	0.384
	≥20	111	86.7	17	13.3
Number of partners	1	60	78.9	16	21.1	3.483	0.062
	>1	116	88.5	15	11.5
Use of OCP	Yes	24	82.8	5	17.2	0.136	0.712
	No	152	85.4	26	14.6
Use of tobacco/cigarette	Yes	1	100.0	0	0.0	*1.00	0.850
	No	175	85.0	31	15.0
Parity	Nulliparous	39	92.9	3	7.1	*2.539	0.147
	Parous	137	83.0	28	17.0
STI	No STI	66	83.5	13	16.5	0.220	0.639
	STI	110	85.9	18	14.1

^*: Fisher's test