Table 1 Sociodemographic and personal characteristics of the population(n = 595) as risk factors for HPV infection (n = 595)
Factors | HPV + ve n = 359 | HPV –ve n = 236 | OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age > 45 N = 369 | 236 | 133 | 1.4 (1.06-2.08) | .02 |
Age ≤ 45 n = 226 | 123 | 103 |  |  |
Parity >3 n = 194 | 136 | 58 | 1.87 (1.29-2.69) | .0008 |
Parity ≤ 3 n = 401 | 223 | 178 |  |  |
Contraceptive Yes n = 557 | 335 | 222 | 0.88 (.44-1.73) | .71 |
No n = 38 | 24 | 14 |  |  |
Age of marriage ≤ 18 n = 234 | 153 | 81 | 1.42 (1.01- 1.99) | .043 |
Age of marriage > 18 n = 361 | 206 | 155 |  |  |
Tobacco/betel Yes n = 289 | 179 | 110 | 1.13 (0.81- 1.58) | .43 |
No n = 306 | 180 | 126 |  |  |
Education No n = 497 | 304 | 193 | 1.18 (0.76- 1.83) | 0.4567 |
Yes n = 98 | 56 | 42 |  |  |
Low socioeconomic condition n = 359 | 245 | 114 | 1.62 (1.13- 2.31) | 0.0081 |
High socioeconomic condition n = 200 | 114 | 86 |  |  |
Rural n = 361 | 322 | 39 | 20.97 (12.65-34.76) | <0.0001 |
Urban n = 131 | 37 | 94 |  |  |
Poor Menstrual hygiene n = 492 | 306 | 186 | 1.55 (1.01-2..37) | 0.0437 |
Good Menstrual hygiene n = 103 | 53 | 50 |  |  |
Post menopause n = 255 | 170 | 97 | 1.85 (1.33 to 2.57) | 0.0002 |
Pre menopause n = 340 | 165 | 175 |  |  |