Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, by HIV status
From: HIV associated high-risk HPV infection among Nigerian women
Characteristics | HIV positive (n = 149) | HIV negative (n = 108) | HIV positive (n = 149) | HIV negative (n = 108) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | N (%) | N (%) |  |
Age # | 36.6 (±7.9) | 37.6 (±7.7) |  |  | 0.34 |
Age categories # | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.30 |
 - ≤30 |  |  | 35 (23.7) | 23 (21.3) |  |
 - 31 – 36 |  |  | 44 (29.7) | 22 (20.4) |  |
 - 37 – 44 |  |  | 47 (31.7) | 44 (40.7) |  |
 - ≥ 45 |  |  | 22 (14.9) | 19 (17.6) |  |
Age at sexual initiaton # | 20.8 (±4.4) | 19.2 (±3.9) |  |  | 0.004 |
Age at sexual initiation # | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.005 |
 -  < 18 |  |  | 41 (28.7) | 21 (19.4) |  |
 - 18 – 21 |  |  | 68 (47.5) | 50 (46.3) |  |
 - 22 - 25 |  |  | 26 (18.2) | 16 (14.8) |  |
 -  > 25 |  |  | 8 (5.6) | 21 (19.5) |  |
Total sex partners | 3.3 (±3.2) | 3.9 (±5.5) |  |  | 0.34 |
Total sex partners | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.54 |
 - 1 |  |  | 35 (23.7) | 34 (31.5) |  |
 - 2 – 3 |  |  | 68 (46.0) | 40 (37.0) |  |
 - 4 – 5 |  |  | 27 (18.2) | 18 (16.7) |  |
 - 5+ |  |  | 18 (8.1) | 15 (13.8) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 -  ≤ 6 years |  |  | 28 (18.8) | 7 (6.5) |  |
 - Secondary |  |  | 104 (69.8) | 76 (70.4) |  |
 - Tertiary |  |  | 17 (11.4) | 25 (23.1) |  |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 - Married, % |  |  | 76 (51.0) | 82 (75.9) |  |
 - Not married, % |  |  | 73 (49.0) | 26 (24.1) |  |
Condom use* | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.26 |
 - Yes |  |  | 3 (2.0) | 0 (0) |  |
 - No |  |  | 146 (98.0) | 108 (100) |  |