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Table 5 Characteristics of HR-HPV+ and HR-HPV- women, by region (n=414)

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

Characteristic

Urban

Rural

p**

HR-HPV+

HR-HPV-

HR-HPV+

HR-HPV-

Age, years

31.2 (12.0)

34.6 (11.9)

34.1 (11.1)

33.7 (11.6)

0.23

Age menarche

13.7 (1.3)

14.1 (1.3)

14.0 (1.3)

14.3 (1.5)

0.68

Number pregnancies

2.8 (2.4)

4.5 (3.3)*p

5.5 (3.6)

4.8 (3.1)

0.01

Age first intercourse

14.9 (1.9)

16.3 (2.5)* t

15.5 (2.6)

15.4 (2.1)

0.01

Number partners

     

 Total

2.0 (2.0)

1.5 (1.2)

1.9 (1.1)

1.8 (1.2)

0.44

 Regular

1.6 (1.0)

1.4 (0.8)

1.5 (1.0)

1.4 (0.6)

0.14

 Casual

0.4 (1.2)

0.1 (0.6)

0.3 (0.6)

0.4 (0.7)

0.12

 By age 20

1.3 (0.9)

0.9 (0.7)* p

1.5 (1.0)

1.3 (0.7)

0.16

  1. Mean (standard deviation).
  2. HR-HPV+: tested positive for high-risk HPV; HR-HPV-: tested negative for high-risk HPV type.
  3. *Significant difference (p<0.05) within area, using tStudent’s t test; pPoisson regression.
  4. **p-value for difference in relationship between characteristic and HR-HPV status between areas, using logistic regression.