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Table 4 Prevalence of High risk HPV by demographic characteristics of the total population

From: Prevalence of viral sexually transmitted infections and HPV high-risk genotypes in women in rural communities in the Department of La Paz, Bolivia

HR-HPV

Variable group

Total

Positive

Crude

Adjusted

 

N

N

(%)

OR

95% CI

Pvalue1

OR2

95% CI

Pvalue

All women

376

101

(27)

      

Age

  < 26

96

35

(37)

1.0

(Ref)

    

 26–34

98

21

(21)

0.5

0.2–0.9

0.02

   

 35–45

96

23

(24)

0.5

0.3–1.0

0.06

   

  > 45

86

22

(26)

0.6

0.3–1.1

0.10

   

Occupation

 Professional or students

53

18

(34)

1.0

(Ref)

    

 Self employed3

134

35

(26)

0.7

0.3–1.4

0.28

0.8

0.4–1.7

0.56

 Housewife

189

48

(25)

0.7

0.3–1.3

0.22

0.7

0.4–1.5

0.40

Number of children

 0

41

14

(34)

1.0

(Ref)

    

 1–3

218

64

(29)

0.8

0.4–1.6

0.50

0.8

0.4–1.6

0.60

 4–10

117

23

(20)

0.5

0.2–1.0

0.06

0.5

0.2–1.0

0.15

Current family planning method

 Condom

14

3

(21)

1.0

(Ref)

    

 Hormonal contraception

126

29

(23)

1.1

0.3–4.2

0.89

1.4

0.3–5.4

0.64

 Others4

41

12

(29)

1.5

0.4–6.4

0.57

2.2

0.5–10

0.29

 None

195

57

(29)

1.5

0.4–5.6

0.53

2.0

0.5–7.6

0.31

Cytological inspection PAP

 Ever

265

68

(26)

1.0

(Ref)

    

 Never

111

33

(30)

1.2

0.7–2.0

0.40

1.2

0.7–2.0

0.50

Residence

 Large size town

239

70

(29)

1.0

(Ref)

    

 Small size town

68

14

(21)

0.6

0.3–1.2

0.20

0.6

0.3–1.2

0.20

 Villages

69

17

(25)

0.8

0.4–1.4

0.50

0.8

0.4–1.4

0.40

Coinfection

 HSV-2 Negative

179

45

(25)

1.0

(Ref)

    

 HSV-2 Positive

192

55

(29)

1.2

0.7–1.9

0.40

1.2

0.8–2

0.30

 HBAg Negative

363

94

(50)

1.0

(Ref)

    

 HBAg Positive

8

4

(26)

2.7

0.7–11

0.10

2.7

0.7–11

0.20

  1. 1P value was calculated between the subgroups or variables compared to the reference variable
  2. 2Odds ratio adjusted for age
  3. 3Self-employed: Merchant, artisan, cook and farmer
  4. 4Others: Intra uterine devise (IUD), tubal ligation and calendar
  5. Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, Ref reference