Table 1.
Proportion of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive women stratified by different demographic and life-history covariates
| Proportion of women positive for HPV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Overall (%) | Any HPV (%) | High risk (%) | Low risk (%) | |
| Total | 643 | 100·0 | 33·3 | 27·8 | 9·2 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 20–29 | 181 | 28·1 | 37·0 | 32·6 | 7·2 |
| 30–39 | 231 | 35·9 | 32·0 | 25·1 | 10·4 |
| 40–49 | 140 | 21·8 | 23·6 | 19·3 | 6·4 |
| 50–64 | 91 | 14·2 | 44·0 | 38·5 | 14·3 |
| Education | |||||
| Never | 209 | 32·5 | 35·9 | 30·1 | 11·0 |
| Low | 212 | 33·0 | 34·9 | 29·2 | 9·0 |
| Intermediate and high | 219 | 34·1 | 28·3 | 23·7 | 7·3 |
| Missing | 3 | 0·5 | 100·0 | 66·7 | 33·3 |
| Native language | |||||
| Maroon languages | 266 | 41·4 | 36·1 | 30·1 | 10·5 |
| Amerindian languages | 212 | 33·0 | 34·0 | 28·8 | 9·0 |
| Portuguese | 114 | 17·7 | 26·3 | 22·8 | 5·3 |
| Others | 51 | 7·9 | 31·4 | 23·5 | 11·8 |
| Age at first sexual intercourse | |||||
| <15 years | 120 | 18·7 | 30·0 | 25·8 | 5·0 |
| 15–17 years | 237 | 36·9 | 32·9 | 28·3 | 8·9 |
| ⩾18 years | 86 | 13·4 | 32·6 | 26·7 | 12·8 |
| Missing | 200 | 31·1 | 36·0 | 29·0 | 10·5 |
| No. of sexual partners in past year | |||||
| 0 | 46 | 7·2 | 41·3 | 37·0 | 15·2 |
| 1 | 387 | 60·2 | 33·1 | 27·9 | 8·3 |
| ⩾2 | 72 | 11·2 | 30·6 | 26·4 | 8·3 |
| Missing | 138 | 21·5 | 32·6 | 25·4 | 10·1 |
| Parity | |||||
| 0–1 | 104 | 16·2 | 34·6 | 32·7 | 7·7 |
| 2–3 | 196 | 30·5 | 29·6 | 24·0 | 8·2 |
| 4–5 | 154 | 24·0 | 33·1 | 27·9 | 7·1 |
| >5 | 189 | 29·4 | 36·5 | 29·1 | 12·7 |
| Contraceptives | |||||
| Never | 424 | 65·9 | 31·8 | 27·6 | 9·0 |
| Oral | 104 | 16·2 | 37·5 | 29·8 | 9·6 |
| Other | 115 | 17·9 | 34·8 | 27·0 | 9·6 |
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes | 33 | 5·1 | 30·3 | 18·2 | 12·1 |
| No | 610 | 94·9 | 33·4 | 28·4 | 9·0 |