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Table 3 Risk factors for HPV infection among the 1 110 women, National Health Survey, Chile 2003.

From: Baseline assessment of prevalence and geographical distribution of HPV types in Chile using self-collected vaginal samples

Characteristics (n)

HR HPV

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

LR HPV only

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

 

(95% IC)

(95% IC)

(95% IC)

(95% IC)

(95% IC)

(IC 95%)

 

n = 146

  

n = 162

  

Age (years)

      

18–29

26.8

1.0

1.0

13.7

1.0

1.0

 

(18.5–37.1)

  

(8.2–22.0)

  

30–49

13.9

0.5

0.7

13.0

1.3

0.8

 

(9.1–20.7)

(0.3–0.9)

(0.4–1.4)

(9.2–18.1)

(0.7–2.4)

(0.3–2.0)

50–64

8.5

0.8

0.4

15.6

1.3

0.9

 

(5.7–12.5)

(0.4–1.4)

(0.2–0.99)

(10.4–22.6)

(0.7–2.6)

(0.3–2.3)

> = 65

8.0

0.4

0.3

16.1

1.8

0.9

 

(4.6–13.5)

(0.2–0.99)

(0.1–0.8)

(10.7–23.6)

(0.8–3.8)

(0.3–2.4)

Education

      

High

17.0

1.0

1.0

16.2

1.0

1.0

 

(9.2 – 29.3)

  

(8.5–28.5)

  

Medium

16.7

0.8

1.2

12.6

0.7

0.7

 

(12.0 – 22.8)

(0.4–1.3)

(0.5–2.9)

(9.5–16.6)

(0.4–1.2)

(0.3–1.6)

Low

11.0

0.9

1.4

15.4

0.6

0.8

 

(7.6 – 15.8)

(0.5–1.7)

(0.6–3.8)

(11.0–21.2)

(0.3–1.1)

(0.4–2.0)

Marital st

10.0

1.0

1.0

12.9

1.0

1.0

Married/Cohabiting

(6.7–14.7)

  

(9.7–17.1)

  

Widow

12.9

2.0

2.3

21.4

1.8

1.9

 

(6.7–23.1)

(1.02–3.9)

(0.9–5.4)

(13.5–32.2)

(1.1–3.3)

(0.9–3.7)

Separated

6.8

1.1

0.7

26.5

2.1

2.5

 

(3.0–14.4)

(0.5–2.3)

(0.2–2.0)

(14.8–42.6)

(1.2–3.7)

(1.1–5.7)

Single

33.2

2.7

3.7

12.3

1.3

0.9

 

(24.8 – 42.8)

(1.7–4.2)

(2.1–6.6)

(7.6–19.2)

(0.83–2.2)

(0.5–1.7)

Smoker

      

No

11.8

1.0

1.0

13.9

1.0

1.0

 

(8.3 – 16.6)

  

(10.6–18.1)

  

Yes

20.6

1.3

1.46

14.1

1.18

1.1

 

(14.5 – 28.4)

(0.9–1.9)

(0.8–2.8)

(10.0–19.6)

(0.8–1.7)

(0.6–1.9)

Pap ever

      

Yes

14.0

1.0

1

13.9

1.0

1.0

 

(10.4–18.6)

  

(10.9–17.5)

  

No

21.9

0.99

0.8

14.0

1.13

0.9

 

(13.6–33.3)

(0.6–1.7)

(0.4–1.7)

(8.4–22.4)

(0.7–1.9)

(0.4–1.9)

Residence

      

Urban

16.7

1

1.0

13.6

1.0

1.0

 

(12.9 – 21.2)

  

(10.7–17.1)

  

Rural

5.0

0.4

0.2

16.8

1.3

1.08

 

(2.1 – 11.2)

(0.2–0.8)

(0.1–0.7)

(10.2–26.5)

(0.8–2.1)

(0.6–2.1)

Region

      

North

22.7

1.0

1.0

8.5

1.0

1.0

 

(16.6–30.3)

  

(4.5–15.6)

  

Central

13.9

0.5

0.6

12.8

1.7

1.5

 

(9.0–20.8)

(0.3–0.9)

(0.3–1.1)

(8.9–18.1)

(0.9–3.0)

(0.7–3.5)

South

14.5

0.6

0.7

18.0

2.3

2.4

 

(9.9–20.6)

(0.4–0.88)

(0.4–1.3)

(14.0–22.9)

(1.4–3.7)

(1.1–5.0)

Extreme South

24.7

0.83

1.5

15.9

1.9

1.9

 

(11.8–44.7)

(0.4–1.8)

(0.5–4.6)

(6.9–32.4)

(0.8–4.6)

(0.6–5.9)