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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 122)

From: Anal human papillomavirus infection in HIV-positive men and women at two opportunistic infections clinics in Harare, Zimbabwe

Characteristic

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

39.6 (10.7)

Sex

n (%)

 

Male

49 (40.2)

Female

73 (59.8)

Marital status

 

Single

21 (17.2)

Married

67 (54.9)

Divorced

13 (10.7)

Widowed

21 (17.2)

Current CD4

 

Median (IQR)

375 (235–557)

CD4 nadir

 

Median (IQR)

141 (65–597)

Time since HIV diagnosis

 

<  1 year

15 (12.7)

1 to 5 years

50 (42.4)

>  5 years

53 (44.9)

Age at first sex

 

Median (IQR)

19 (18–21)

Number of lifetime sexual partners

 

<  5

69 (62.2)

5 to 10

25 (22.5)

>  10

17 (15.35)

Sexual orientation

 

Heterosexual

121 (99.1)

Homosexual

1 (0.9)

Receptive anal intercourse

 

Ever

5 (4.1)

Never

117 (95.9)

Condom use

 

Regular

71 (58.2)

Occasional

44 (36.0)

Never

7 (5.8)

History of anal warts

 

Yes

18 (14.8)

No

104 (85.2)

History of CIN/cervical cancer (women only)

 

Yes

3 (4.1)

No

70 (95.9)

History of VIN/vulvar cancer (women only)

 

Yes

0 (0.0)

No

73 (100.0)