Table 2 Characteristics associated with HPV clearance among 151 HPV-positive women (univariate analysis)

Marital status

 Non-stable

34

42.5

17

23.9

<0.05*

 Stable

46

57.5

54

76.1

Race/skin color

 White

40

50.0

54

76.1

<0.05 ^#

 Brown

24

30.0

13

18.3

 Black

16

20.0

4

5.6

Years of education

 0-4

13

16.2

7

9.9

0.68^#

 5-8

31

38.8

30

42.2

 >9

36

45.0

34

47.9

Menarche (yrs.)

 <9

3

3.75

1

1.4

0.09^#

 9-15

74

92.5

61

85.9

 >15

3

3.75

9

12.7

Age at 1st sexual experience (yrs.)

 <16

54

67.5

39

54.9

0.19^#

 16-20

23

28.8

30

42.3

 >20

3

3.7

2

2.8

Age of 1st pregnancy (yrs.)

 <16

22

27.5

11

15.5

0.17*

 16-20

38

47.5

36

50.7

 >20

20

25.0

24

33.8

Parity

 0

40

50.0

37

52.1

0.83^#

 1-3

38

47.5

30

42.3

 ≥4

2

2.5

4

5.6

Lifetime no. of sex partners

 ≤5

50

62.5

55

77.5

0.18^#

 6-10

14

17.5

10

14.1

 11-20

10

12.5

4

5.6

 >20

6

7.5

2

2.8

Sex partners (last 12 mos.)

 <3

75

93.8

68

95.8

1.0^#

 ≥3

5

6.2

3

4.2

HIV-positive status

28

35.0

26

36.6

0.84*

Smoking

22

27.5

15

21.1

0.36*

Drug use

 None

59

73.8

59

83.1

0.39^#

 Marijuana

14

17.5

10

14.1

 Cocaine/crack

7

8.7

2

2.8

Alcohol

15

18.8

5

7.0

0.053^#

Previous STD

30

37.5

24

33.8

0.64*

Sexual partner with STD ¹

18

22.5

13

18.3

0.52*

Mode of delivery

 Cesarean section

37

46.2

27

38.0

0.33

 Vaginal

43

53.8

44

62.0

HPV infection type

 Subclinical/clinical

60

75.0

51

71.8

0.66

 HPV-positive

20

25.0

20

28.2

HPV type

 High risk

34

64.1

22

54.4

0.3

 Low risk

19

35.9

20

47.6