From: Determinants of sexual activity and its relation to cervical cancer risk among South African Women
Age of sexual debut | Cases (N = 524) | Controls (N = 1541) | Crude OR CI (95%) | Adjusted OR* CI (95%) | |
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N (%) | N (%) | ||||
All women** | |||||
≥ 20 years | 76 (15) | 305 (20) | [1.0]*** | [1.0]*** | |
16–19 years | 266 (51) | 838 (54) | 1.3 (1.0 – 1.7) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | |
< 16 years | 168 (32) | 357 (23) | 1.9 (1.4 – 2.6) | 1.6 (1.2–2.2) | |
Coloured women+ | (N = 391) | (N = 1155) | |||
≥ 20 | 60 (15) | 265 (23) | [1.0]*** | [1.0]*** | |
16–19 years | 200 (51) | 616 (53) | 1.4 (1.0 – 2.0) | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) | |
< 16 years | 127 (33) | 268 (23) | 2.1 (1.5 – 3.0) | 1.7 (1.2–2.4) | |
Black women++ | (N = 133) | (N = 386) | |||
≥ 20 | 16 (12) | 40 (10) | [1.0] *** | [1.0]*** | |
16–19 years | 66 (50) | 222 (58) | 0.7 (0.4 – 1.4) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) | |
< 16 years | 41 (31) | 89 (23) | 1.2 (0.6 – 2.3) | 1.3 (0.7–2.4) |