Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 151 HPV-positive women under follow-up, according to HIV status

Marital status

 Non-stable

16

29.6

35

36.1

 Stable

38

70.4

62

63.9

Race/skin color

 White

26

48.2

68

70.1

 Brown

18

33.3

19

19.6

 Black

10

18.5

10

10.3

Years of education

 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)

 <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)

 <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)

 <16

13

24.1

20

20.6

 16-20

23

42.6

51

52.6

 >20

18

33.3

26

26.8

Parity

 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

 ≤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.)

 <3

51

94.4

92

94.8

 ≥3

3

5.6

5

5.2

Soking

19

35.2

18

18.6

Drug use

 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

 HPV-positive

32

59.3

8

8.3

 Subclinical

22

40.7

62

63.9

 Clinical

0

0

27

27.8