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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and sexual behaviour associated with external genital lesions (EGL) in Brazilian young adults

From: Sex differences in the prevalence and determinants of HPV-related external genital lesions in young adults: a national cross-sectional survey in Brazil

 

EGL group

Without lesions

P-Value

Characteristics

%

%

 

 Age

0.091

  16-17

4.56

11.11

 

  18-19

18.47

21.76

 

  20-21

20.30

22.27

 

  22-23

25.10

22.34

 

  24-25

31.57

22.51

 

 Race/skin colour

0.494

  White

24.02

23.67

 

  Black

11.98

17.14

 

  Brown

62.08

56.64

 

  Other

1.92

2.55

 

 Relationship status

0.137

  Single or without partner

33.13

24.00

 

  Dating or flirting

39.41

41.13

 

  Married or living together

27.46

34.87

 

 Number of sexual partners in the last year

< 0.005

  < 2

49.32

67.78

 

  ≥ 2

50.68

32.22

 

 Smoking status

  

0.039

  Non-smoker

53.23

64.88

 

  Smoker

24.41

15.18

 

  Ex-smoker

22.36

19.93

 

 Region of Brazil

  

< 0.001

  Midwest

27.04

11.68

 

  Northeast

22.26

28.51

 

  North

12.26

12.57

 

  Southeast

30.00

40.66

 

  South

8.44

6.58

 

Alcohol consumption

82.68

71.75

0.048

Condom use

60.44

50.06

0.069

History of same-sex sexual experience

14.87

7.40

0.041

Presence of STI

42.97

12.78

< 0.001

Syphilis infection

4.54

3.86

0.708

  1. STI sexually transmitted infections