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Table 1 The results of bivariate analysis for sociodemographic and medical factors associated with hr-HPV infection among women of reproductive age attending KIU-TH.

From: Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and associated factors among women of reproductive age attending a rural teaching hospital in western Uganda

Variable

Number n (%)

(N = 216)

High risk HPV status n (%)

cOR (95% CI)

P value

Negative (n = 180)

Positive(n = 36)

Age

15–19

4(1.9)

3(75.3)

1(25.0)

3.33(0.45–24.61)

0.440

20–24

46(21.3)

40(87.0)

6(13.0)

1.50(0.35–6.44)

0.721

25–29

65(30.1)

57(87.7)

8(12.3)

1.40(0.34–5.86)

0.761

30–34

41(19.0)

33(80.5)

8(19.5)

2.42(0.58–10.19)

0.429

35–39

33(15.3)

28(84.8)

5(15.2)

1.79(0.41–7.85)

0.616

40–44

16(7.4)

9(56.3)

7(43.8)

2.33(0.20-27.57)

0.501

45–49

11(5.1)

10(90.9)

1(9.1)

Ref

 

Residence

Urban

67(31.0)

60(89.6)

7(10.4)

Ref

 

Rural

149(69.0)

120(80.5)

29((19.5)

2.071(1.16–36.87)

0.105*

Marital status

Married

151(69.9)

128(84.8)

23(15.2)

Ref

 

Single

44(20.4)

38(86.4)

6(13.6)

0.88(0.47–1.66)

0.794

Divorced

14(6.5)

8(57.1)

6(42.9)

4.17(1.97–8.84)

0.015*

Widow

7(3.2)

6(85.7)

1(14.3)

0.93(0.23–3.82)

0.946

Education level

Tertiary

51(23.6)

48(94.1)

3(5.9)

Ref

 

Secondary

63(29.2)

60(95.2)

3(4.8)

0.80(0.27–2.35)

0.790

Primary

78(36.1)

56((71.8)

22(28.2)

6.29(2.75–14.39)

0.004*

No formal education

24(11.1)

16(66.7)

8(33.3)

8.00(3.12–20.55)

0.005*

Formal employment

Private sector

34(15.7)

30(88.2)

4(11.8)

Ref

 

Public sector

4(1.9)

4(100)

   

Business

45(20.8)

40(88.9)

5(11.1)

0.94(0.38–2.34)

0.928

Peasant

109(50.5)

84(77.1)

25(22.9)

2.23(1.06–4.69)

0.165*

Student

24(11.1)

22(91.7)

2(8.3)

0.68(0.21–2.19)

0.674

Monthly income (Ugx)

> 1,000,000

2(0.9)

2(100)

   

500,000–1,000,000

16(7.4)

15(93.7)

1(6.3)

Ref

 

200,000–499,999

26(12.0)

22(84.6)

4(15.4)

2.73(0.61–12.17)

0.390

< 200,000

172(79.6)

141(82)

31(18)

3.30(0.86–12.69)

0.257

HIV status

     

Negative

173(80.1)

158(91.3)

15(8.7)

Ref

 

Positive

43(19.9)

22(51.2)

21(48.8)

10.06(4.53–22.35)

< 0.001*

Alcohol intake past year

No

168(77.8)

148(88.1)

20(11.9)

Ref

 

Yes

48(22.2)

32(66.7)

16(33.3)

3.70(1.73–7.92)

< 0.001*

  1. *P ≤ 0.2; ugx = Uganda shillings; cOR: crude odds ratio