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Table 1 Characteristics and prevalence of any and multiple cervical HPV infection among women engaged in sex work participating in the Young Women’s Health Study in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

From: Cervical human papillomavirus infection among young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: prevalence, genotypes, risk factors and association with HIV infection

Characteristic

Prevalence of characteristic

Prevalence of any HPV infection

Prevalence of multiple HPV (≥2 genotypes) infection

N (%)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

Overall

220

90 (41.1)

 

37 (16.8)

 

Sociodemographics

     

Age (years): Median 26; IQR (22, 28)

 

1.00 (0.93-1.08)†

  

1.04 (0.94-1.15) †

16-18

14 (6.4)

5 (35.7)

1.0

1 (7.1)

1.0

19-24

71 (32.4)

29 (40.9)

1.20 (0.36-3.95)

11 (15.5)

2.38 (0.28-20.11)

25-29

134 (42.8)

56 (41.8)

1.31 (0.42-4.13)

25 (18.5)

2.95 (0.37-23.64)

Education (years): Median 4; IQR (1, 6)

 

0.93 (0.85-1.02) †

  

0.93 (0.82-1.05)

None

49 (22.4)

23 (46.9)

1.0

12 (24.0)

1.0

Primary (1–6 years)

124 (56.6)

54 (43.6)

0.85 (0.44-1.67)

20 (16.0)

0.60 (0.27-1.35)

Secondary (7+ years)

46 (21.1)

13 (28.3)

0.46 (0.20-1.08)

5 (11.1)

0.40 (0.13-1.23)

Marital status

     

Never married

44 (20.1)

22 (50.0)

1.0

8 (17.8)

1.0

Married-living together

84 (38.4)

36 (35.2)

0.75 (0.36-1.56)

18 (21.4)

1.26 (0.50-3.18)

Widowed/Divorced/Separated

91 (41.6)

32 (42.9)

0.54 (0.26-1.13)

11 (12.1)

0.64 (0.24-1.71)

Number of child: Median 1; IQR (0, 1)

 

0.80 (0.59-1.09) †

  

1.08 (0.74-1.58) †

0

89 (40.6)

43 (48.3)

1.0

16 (17.8)

1.0

1

78 (35.6)

28 (35.9)

0.60 (0.32-1.15)

11 (14.1)

0.76 (0.33-1.75)

More than 2

52 (23.7)

19 (36.5)

0.54 (0.26-1.13)

10 (19.2)

1.10 (0.46-2.64)

Type of sex venue (last 30 days)

     

Entertainment

149 (68.0)

49 (32.9)

1.0

13 (8.7)

1.0

Freelances/brothels

70 (32.0)

41 (58.6)

2.89 (1.61-5.18)**

24 (33.8)

5.34 (2.52-11.33)**

Drug and alcohol use

     

ATS use (last 3 months)

     

No

160 (72.7)

53 (33.1)

1.0

18 (11.3)

1.0

Yes

60 (27.3)

37 (62.7)

3.40 (1.82-6.32)**

19 (31.7)

3.66 (1.76-7.60)**

Binge of drugs (last 3 months)

     

No

179 (81.7)

65 (36.3)

1.0

22 (12.3)

1.0

Yes

40 (18.3)

25 (62.5)

2.93 (1.44-5.94)**

15 (36.6)

4.12 (1.89-8.95)**

Number of days of drinking alcohol (last month):

 

0.98 (0.95-0.99) †*

  

0.97 (0.94-0.99) †*

0 – 4

57 (26.5)

32 (56.1)

1.0

16 (27.6)

1.0

5 – 19

57 (25.9)

20 (35.1)

0.40 (0.19-0.86) †*

8 (14.3)

0.44 (0.17-1.12)

> 20

105 (47.7)

38 (36.2)

0.45 (0.24-0.88) †*

13 (12.3)

0.37 (0.16-0.83)*

Number of days drunk (last month):

 

0.99 (0.95-1.03)

  

0.98 (0.93-1.03)

0 – 4

123 (56.2)

57 (46.3)

1.0

27 (21.8)

1.0

5 – 19

72 (32.9)

22 (30.6)

0.51 (0.28-0.94) †*

6 (8.3)

0.33 (0.13-0.83)*

> 20

24 (11.0)

11 (45.8)

0.98 (0.41-2.36)

4 (16.7)

0.72 (0.23-2.28)

Sexual behaviors

     

Age at first sexual intercourse

     

≤ 15

37 (16.9)

19 (51.4)

1.0

8 (21.6)

1.0

> 15

180 (82.2)

70 (38.9)

1.00 (0.97-1.04)

28 (15.5)

1.02 (0.99-1.05)

Number of sexual partners (last month):

 

1.06 (1.03-1.09) †**

  

1.06 (1.03-1.09) †**

≤5

99 (45.2)

31 (31.3)

1.0

9 (9.1)

1.0

6 – 15

71 (32.4)

27 (38.0)

1.35 (0.71-2.55)

8 (11.3)

1.27 (0.46-3.47)

≥ 16

49 (22.4)

32 (65.3)

4.13 (2.00-8.53)**

20 (40.0)

6.67 (2.74-16.21)**

Number of new partners (last month):

 

1.09 (1.04-1.14) †**

   

0

43 (19.6)

16 (37.2)

1.0

4 (9.3)

1.0

1-5

120 (54.8)

40 (33.3)

0.85 (0.41-1.74)

18 (14.8)

1.70 (0.54-5.35)

>6

56 (25.6)

34 (60.1)

2.61 (1.15-5.91)*

25 (26.8)

3.57 (1.09-11.69)*

Condom use with last paying partner

     

Consistent (always)

197 (90.8)

83 (42.1)

1.0

33 (16.7)

1.0

Inconsistent

20 (9.2)

6 (30.0)

0.59 (0.22-1.60)

3 (15.0)

0.88 (0.24-3.18)

Condom use with last non- paying partner

     

Consistent (always)

18 (16.8)

7 (38.9)

1.0

2 (11.1)

1.0

Inconsistent

89 (83.2)

34 (38.2)

0.97 (0.34-2.75)

12 (13.5)

1.25 (0.25-6.12)

HIV and STI infections

     

HIV result

     

Negative

186 (84.9)

64 (34.4)

1.0

22 (11.8)

1.0

Positive

33 (15.1)

26 (78.8)

7.08 (2.91-17.20)**

15 (44.1)

5.89 (2.62-13.23)**

Previously diagnosed STI

     

No

91 (41.7)

29 (31.9)

1.0

12 (13.2)

1.60 (0.76-3.38)

Yes

127 (58.3)

61 (48.)

1.98 (1.13-3.47)*

25 (19.5)

 
  1. † = variable use as continuous * = p ≤ 0.05 ** = p ≤ 0.01.