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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Age-specific prevalence of human papilloma virus infection among Nigerian women

  

Age strata (years)

 

Characteristics

Total

≤ 30

31 - 35

36 - 40

41 - 45

> 45

P-value

 

n = 275

n = 64

n = 63

n = 57

n = 56

n = 35

 
 

Median (Inter-quartile range)

 

Age (years)

37 (31–42)

28 (26–29)

33 (32–35)

38 (37–39)

43 (42–44)

49 (47–53)

 

Age at sexual initiation

19 (18–22)

19 (17–21)

20 (18–23)

19 (17–22)

20 (18–22)

19 (18–21)

<0.001

Total sex partners

3 (1–4)

2 (1–4)

3 (2–5)

3 (1–3)

2 (1–5)

2 (1–3)

<0.001

BMI (kg/m 2 )

27 (22–31)

22 (19-27

25 (22–29)

27 (24–32)

29 (25–33)

31 (29–36)

<0.001

 

n (Percentage)

 

Education

      

0.15

 - Primary

38 (14)

11 (17)

8 (13)

10 (17)

3 (5)

6 (17)

 

 - Secondary

191 (69)

49 (77)

42 (67)

38 (67)

39 (70)

23 (66)

 

 - Tertiary

46 (17)

4 (6)

13 (20)

9 (16)

14 (25)

6 (17)

 

Marital status

      

0.41

 - Married

169 (61)

34 (53)

38 (60)

40 (70)

36 (64)

21 (60)

 

 - Not married

106 (39)

30 (47)

25 (40)

17 (30)

20 (36)

14 (40)

 

Contraceptive use

      

0.84

 - Yes

103 (38)

24 (38)

20 (32)

22 (39)

22 (39)

15 (43)

 

 - No

172 (62)

40 (62)

43 (68)

35 (61)

34 (61)

20 (57)

 

Condom use #

      

0.36

 - Yes

3 (1)

2 (3)

0 (0)

1 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

 - No

272 (99)

30 (97)

63 (100)

56 (98)

56 (100)

35 (100)

 

Douching

      

0.22

 - Yes

174 (63)

39 (61)

46 (73)

31 (54)

38 (68)

20 (57)

 

 - No

101 (37)

25 (39)

17 (27)

26 (46)

18 (32)

15 (43)

 

HIV infection

      

0.19

 - Positive

148 (58)

35 (59)

40 (69)

30 (53)

25 (47)

18 (56)

 

 - Negative

111 (42)

24 (41)

18 (31)

27 (47)

28 (53)

14 (44)

 

Any HPV infection

      

0.006

 - Positive

101 (37)

33 (52)

27 (43)

20 (35)

13 (23)

8 (23)

 

 - Negative

174 (63)

33 (48)

36 (57)

37 (65)

43 (77)

27 (77)

 

Multiple HPV infection

      

0.001

 - Positive

46 (17)

16 (25)

18 (29)

7 (12)

3 (5)

2 (6)

 

 - Negative

229 (83)

48 (75)

45 (71)

50 (88)

53 (95)

33 (94)

 

Group 1 HPV infection

      

0.03

 - Positive

61 (22)

21 (33)

17 (27)

12 (21)

8 (14)

3 (9)

 

 - Negative

214 (78)

43 (67)

46 (73)

45 (79)

48 (86)

32 (91)

 

Group 2a HPV infection

      

0.18

 - Positive

8 (3)

4 (6)

3 (5)

1 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

 - Negative

267 (97)

60 (94)

60 (95)

56 (98)

56 (100)

35 (10)

 

Group 2b HPV infection

       

 - Positive

67 (24)

24 (38)

20 (32)

11 (19)

6 (11)

6 (17)

0.004

 - Negative

208 (76)

40 (62)

43 (68)

46 (81)

50 (89)

29 (83)

 
  1. #Consistent condom use in the past 2 years.