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Table 2 Human papillomavirus (HPV) by age and human immunodeficiency (HIV) status in women

From: Human papillomavirus prevalence in South African women and men according to age and human immunodeficiency virus status

 

All women

HIV-positive women

HIV-negative women

P-valuea

N = 484

N = 277

N = 207

 

Any HPV

 All women

58.1 % (281/484)

74.0 % (205/277)

36.7 % (76/207)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

74.1 % (63/85)

86.4 % (38/44)

61.0 % (25/41)

0.008

  26–35 years

59.0 % (111/188)

68.2 % (88/129)

39.0 % (23/59)

0.0002

  36–45 years

50.0 % (67/134)

73.2 % (52/71)

23.8 % (15/63)

<0.0001

  46–66 years

51.9 % (40/77)

81.8 % (27/33)

29.5 % (13/44)

<0.0001

Multiple HPV infections

 All women

34.3 % (166/484)

49.8 % (138/277)

13.5 % (28/207)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

47.1 % (40/85)

61.4 % (27/44)

31.7 % (13/41)

0.007

  26–35 years

34.6 % (65/188)

45.0 % (58/129)

11.9 % (7/59)

<0.0001

  36–45 years

30.6 % (41/134)

49.3 % (35/71)

9.5 % (6/63)

<0.0001

  46–66 years

26.0 % (20/77)

54.5 % (18/33)

4.5 % (2/44)

<0.0001

Single HPV infection

 All women

23.8 % (115/484)

24.2 % (67/277)

23.2 % (48/207)

0.800

  18–25 years

27.1 % (23/85)

25.0 % (11/44)

29.3 % (12/41)

0.664

  26–35 years

24.5 % (46/188)

23.3 % (30/129)

27.1 % (16/59)

0.570

  36–45 years

19.4 % (26/134)

23.9 % (17/71)

14.3 % (9/63)

0.161

  46–66 years

26.0 % (20/77)

27.3 % (9/33)

25.0 % (11/44)

0.828

HR-HPV

 All women

39.5 % (191/484)

52.0 % (144/277)

22.7 % (47/207)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

54.1 % (46/85)

72.7 % (32/44)

34.1 % (14/41)

0.0004

  26–35 years

37.2 % (70/188)

40.3 % (52/129)

30.5 % (18/59)

0.199

  36–45 years

41.8 % (56/134)

64.8 % (46/71)

15.9 % (10/63)

<0.0001

  46–66 years

24.7 % (19/77)

42.4 % (14/33)

11.4 % (5/44)

0.002

Probable HR-HPV

 All women

21.1 % (102/484)

30.7 % (85/277)

8.2 % (17/207)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

25.9 % (22/85)

34.1 % (15/44)

17.1 % (7/41)

0.080

  26–35 years

27.1 % (51/188)

37.2 % (48/129)

5.1 % (3/59)

<0.0001

  36–45 years

15.7 % (21/134)

22.5 % (16/71)

7.9 % (5/63)

0.02

  46–66 years

10.4 % (8/77)

18.2 % (6/33)

4.5 % (2/44)

0.055

LR-HPV

 All women

34.5 % (167/484)

49.8 % (138/277)

14.0 % (29/207)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

44.7 % (38/85)

63.6 % (28/44)

24.4 % (10/41)

0.0003

  26–35 years

36.7 % (69/188)

48.1 % (62/129)

11.9 % (7/59)

<0.0001

  36–45 years

26.9 % (36/134)

43.7 % (31/71)

7.9 % (5/63)

<0.0001

  46–66 years

31.2 % (24/77)

51.5 % (17/33)

15.9 % (7/44)

0.0006

  1. Number of infection will not always add up because participants with multiple infection were sometimes counted more than once. acompares HIV-positive and HIV-negative women (chi-squared test)