From: HPV clearance in postpartum period of HIV-positive and negative women: a prospective follow-up study
Characteristics | HIV-positive women | HIV-negative women | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 54 | % | N = 97 | % | |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Non-stable | 16 | 29.6 | 35 | 36.1 |
 Stable | 38 | 70.4 | 62 | 63.9 |
Race/skin color | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 White | 26 | 48.2 | 68 | 70.1 |
 Brown | 18 | 33.3 | 19 | 19.6 |
 Black | 10 | 18.5 | 10 | 10.3 |
Years of education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0-4 | 7 | 13.0 | 13 | 13.4 |
 5-8 | 24 | 44.4 | 37 | 38.1 |
 >9 | 23 | 42.6 | 47 | 48.4 |
Menarche (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 <9 | 2 | 3.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
 9-15 | 48 | 88.9 | 87 | 89.7 |
 >15 | 4 | 7.4 | 8 | 8.2 |
Age at 1st sexual experience (years) | Â | Â | ||
 <16 | 30 | 55.6 | 63 | 64.9 |
 16-20 | 22 | 40.7 | 31 | 32.0 |
 >20 | 2 | 3.7 | 3 | 3.1 |
Age of 1st pregnancy (years) | Â | Â | Â | |
 <16 | 13 | 24.1 | 20 | 20.6 |
 16-20 | 23 | 42.6 | 51 | 52.6 |
 >20 | 18 | 33.3 | 26 | 26.8 |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0 | 11 | 20.4 | 66 | 68.0 |
 1-3 | 38 | 70.4 | 30 | 30.9 |
 ≥4 | 5 | 9.2 | 1 | 1.1 |
Lifetime no. of sex partners | Â | Â | Â | |
 ≤5 | 31 | 57.4 | 74 | 76.3 |
 6-10 | 12 | 22.2 | 12 | 12.4 |
 11-20 | 6 | 11.1 | 8 | 8.2 |
 >20 | 5 | 9.3 | 3 | 3.1 |
Sex partners (last 12 mos.) | Â | Â | Â | |
 <3 | 51 | 94.4 | 92 | 94.8 |
 ≥3 | 3 | 5.6 | 5 | 5.2 |
Soking | 19 | 35.2 | 18 | 18.6 |
Drug use | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 41 | 75.9 | 77 | 79.4 |
 Marijuana | 9 | 16.7 | 15 | 15.5 |
 Cocaine/crack | 4 | 7.4 | 5 | 5.1 |
Alcohol | 9 | 16.7 | 11 | 11.3 |
Previous STD | 37 | 68.5 | 17 | 17.5 |
Sexual partner with STD 1 | 18 | 33.3 | 13 | 13.4 |
HPV infection type | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 HPV-positive | 32 | 59.3 | 8 | 8.3 |
 Subclinical | 22 | 40.7 | 62 | 63.9 |
 Clinical | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.8 |