Table 4 The association of symptomatic characteristics of the participants with human papillomaviruses
Negative | Positive | OR [95% CI] | p -Value | aOR [95% CI] | p -Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||||
Any post-menopausal bleeding? | ||||||||
No | 602 | 63.4 | 34 | 68.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 348 | 36.6 | 16 | 32.0 | 4.84 [1.89,12.37] | 0.001 | 5.85 [2.17, 15.76] | < 0.001 |
Any complaints of Vaginal discharge? | ||||||||
No | 939 | 98.8 | 47 | 94.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 11 | 1.2 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.81 [0.44,1.49] | 0.508 | 0.75 [0.31, 1.78] | 0.522 |
Blood Stained in the Vaginal Discharge | ||||||||
Nil | 765 | 80.5 | 44 | 88.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Blood Stained | 185 | 19.5 | 6 | 12.0 | 5.44 [1.47,20.19] | 0.011 | 6.44 [1.31, 31.61] | 0.022 |
White Curdy in the Vaginal Discharge | ||||||||
Nil | 886 | 93.3 | 47 | 94.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
White Curdy | 64 | 6.7 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.56 [0.23,1.34] | 0.196 | 0.58 [0.18, 1.82] | 0.353 |
Any complaints of Menorrahagia? | ||||||||
No | 882 | 92.8 | 46 | 92.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 68 | 7.2 | 4 | 8.0 | 0.88 [0.26,2.91] | 0.839 | 0.94 [0.27, 3.22] | 0.932 |
Any complaints of intermenstrual bleeding (metrorrhagia)? | ||||||||
No | 869 | 91.5 | 47 | 94.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 81 | 8.5 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.68 [0.20,2.24] | 0.533 | 0.53 [0.14, 1.91] | 0.333 |
Any complaints of Chronic Pelvic Pain? | ||||||||
No | 852 | 89.7 | 42 | 84.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 98 | 10.3 | 8 | 16.0 | 1.65 [0.75,3.62] | 0.208 | 1.5 [0.62, 3.59] | 0.358 |
Any complaints of Post-menopausal Bleeding? | ||||||||
No | 930 | 97.9 | 49 | 98.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 20 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.94 [0.12,7.21] | 0.960 | 0.72 [0.08, 6.34] | 0.769 |
Any Complaints of Lower Abdominal Pain? | ||||||||
No | 749 | 78.8 | 35 | 70.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 201 | 21.2 | 15 | 30.0 | 1.59 [0.85,2.98] | 0.142 | 1.23 [0.59, 2.54] | 0.570 |
Presence of Any Genital Ulcer? | ||||||||
No | 910 | 95.8 | 47 | 94.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 40 | 4.2 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.45 [0.43,4.86] | 0.546 | 2.1 [0.55, 7.96] | 0.272 |
Any complaints of Itching? | ||||||||
No | 796 | 83.8 | 37 | 74.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 154 | 16.2 | 13 | 26.0 | 1.81 [0.94,3.49] | 0.074 | 1.74 [0.83, 3.66] | 0.139 |
Any Complaints of Dyspareunia? | ||||||||
No | 909 | 95.7 | 47 | 94.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 41 | 4.3 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.41 [0.42,4.73] | 0.573 | 1.41 [0.38, 5.22] | 0.604 |
Any complaints of Post Coital Bleeding? | ||||||||
No | 902 | 94.9 | 49 | 98.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 48 | 5.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.38 [0.05,2.83] | 0.348 | 0.21 [0.02, 1.82] | 0.160 |
Have you lost weight without Dieting? | ||||||||
No | 931 | 98.0 | 47 | 94.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 19 | 2.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 3.12 [0.89,10.94] | 0.074 | 3.63 [0.95, 13.78] | 0.058 |
Any Complaints of Painful Micturation? | ||||||||
No | 901 | 94.8 | 47 | 94.0 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 49 | 5.2 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.17 [0.35,3.90] | 0.794 | 0.89 [0.24, 3.24] | 0.866 |