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Table 2 Prevalence of HR-HPV infection among subsets of a sample of women from Mali (n=414)

From: Differences in patterns of high-risk human papillomavirus infection between urban and rural low-resource settings: cross-sectional findings from Mali

 

Prevalence of HR-HPV

p*

Overall

18% (73/414)

 

Urban,

12% (24/202)

<0.01

Rural

23% (49/212)

Age

  

 15-24

19% (18/97)

0.96f

 25-34

19% (23/124)

 35-44

16% (16/101)

 45-54

18% (11/60)

 55-65

13% (4/30)

Can read

20% (23/114)

0.67

 Cannot read

17% (50/299)

 

Attended school

19% (29/149)

0.47

 Did not attend school

17% (44/264)

 

Work outside the home

18% (27/151)

0.68

 No

16% (38/234)

Household income/mo.

 

0.48

 <25 K CFA (<$50)

16% (14/88)

 

 25 K-49,999 CFA ($50-100)

17% (27/155)

 

 50 K-99,999 CFA ($100-200)

19% (22/114)

 

 100 K+ CFA ($200+)

20% (6/30)

 

Married

18% (57/325)

0.71

 No

19% (16/83)

 

Polygamous

17% (32/183)

0.99

 No

18% (35/200)

 

Ever pregnant

18% (67/368)

0.45

 No

14% (6/44)

 

No. pregnancies

 

0.86f

 0

14% (6/44)

 

 1-5

20% (40/202)

 

 6-8

16% (18/112)

 

 9-10

15% (6/39)

 

 >11

19% (4/21)

 

Age first intercourse

  

 10-14

26% (24/93)

0.07f

 15-18

16% (44/277)

 19-32

12% (4/34)

Ever used a condom

20% (10/49)

0.70

 No

18% (61/336)

Circumcised

17% (68/395)

0.42f

 No

27% (3/11)

 
  1. HR-HPV: prevalent high-risk HPV; CFA: West Africa CFA franc; $: US dollar.
  2. *Pearson’s chi-square test, except fFisher’s exact test.