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Table 2 Percentage of women exposed to hormonal contraceptives (HC) and depot medroxy progesterone acetate (DMPA) by presence and severity of disease

From: Cervical dysplasia and cancer and the use of hormonal contraceptives in Jamaican women

 

Presence of disease

Severity of disease

Contraceptive used

Comparison

   
 

Cases

Group

p value

HGSILa

LGSILb

p value

HCc

79.4

67.4

0.023

82.9

69.8

0.032

DMPAd

69.0

46.7

0.003

75.0

53.7

0.012

  1. a LGSIL – low risk lesions
  2. b HGSIL – high risk lesions
  3. c HC = ever use of hormonal contraceptives by use of the pill, injection or in combination with other methods.
  4. d DMPA = women who reported ever use of injections alone or in combination with other methods.