| Characteristics | Frequency (%) N = 100 | HPV status | P-value | |
| HPV+ % (N = 28) | HPV− % (N = 72) | |||
| Age (years) 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 65 |
24 39 19 18 |
10 11 4 3 |
14 28 15 15 | 0.311 |
| Education level None Primary Secondary University |
13 17 44 26 |
0 3 19 6 |
13 14 25 20 | 0.010* |
| Profession Pupils/students Housewives Informal sector Civil servants |
12 29 36 23 |
2 9 11 6 |
10 20 25 17 | 0.787 |
| Marital status Single Married/Concubine Widow |
18 72 10 |
8 19 1 |
10 53 9 | 0.128 |
| Age at first intercourse (years) <18 18 - 24 25 - 30 |
23 60 17 |
10 14 4 |
13 46 13 | 0.169 |
| Number of sexual partners since first intercourse 1 2 - 4 ≥5 |
40 56 4 |
10 16 2 |
30 40 2 | 0.563 |
| Parity 0 1 - 2 3 - 5 5 - 8 |
21 38 33 8 |
10 14 3 1 |
11 24 30 7 | 0.006* |
| HIV status Negative Positive Unknown |
93 3 4 |
22 3 3 |
71 0 1 | 0.002* |
| Type of hepatitis B C |
99 1 |
28 0 |
71 1 | 1 |
| Oral Contraception Yes No |
11 89 |
3 25 |
8 64 | >0.999 |
| Previous screening for cervical cancer Yes No |
58 42 |
17 11 |
41 31 | 0.907 |