Background
Methods
Population and sample
Endocervical samples collection
Screening of cervical precancerous lesions by VIA/VIL
Detection of HR-HPV genotypes by real-time-PCR (RT-PCR)
Potential factors associated with HPV infection
Data analysis
Results
Socio-demographic, sexual, and behavioural characterisation of the women subjects
Characteristics | Number | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
< 30 | 89 | 20.3 |
30–49 | 104 | 47.5 |
> 49 | 47 | 32.2 |
Level of education | ||
Illiterate | 15 | 6.3 |
Primary | 46 | 19.2 |
Secondary | 95 | 39.6 |
University | 84 | 35.0 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 98 | 40.8 |
Divorced | 10 | 4.2 |
Married | 117 | 48.8 |
Widow | 15 | 6.3 |
Occupation | ||
Student | 39 | 16.3 |
Salaried | 51 | 21.2 |
Housewives | 26 | 10.8 |
Retired | 5 | 2.1 |
Unemployed | 119 | 49.6 |
Condom Use | ||
Each time | 18 | 7.5 |
Never | 142 | 59.2 |
Sometimes | 61 | 25.4 |
Rarely | 19 | 7.9 |
Age of first sexual intercourse n = 238 | ||
8–18 | 69 | 29.0 |
18–24 | 155 | 65.1 |
24–30 | 14 | 5.9 |
Frequency of intercourse | ||
1 per week | 192 | 80.76 |
1 per month | 48 | 19.24 |
Notion of genital infection | ||
Yes | 30 | 12.6 |
No | 210 | 87.4 |
Frequency of precancerous lesions following VIA/VIL
VIA/VIL | HPV+ | HPV- | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | Total | |
Positive | 3 | (1.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 |
Negative | 125 | (52.1) | 112 | (46.7) | 237 |
Total | 128 | (53.3) | 112 | (46.7) | 240 |
Frequency of HR-HPV infection and distribution of genotypes
Potential risk factors associated with HPV infection
HPV+ (n = 128) | HPV- (n = 112) | Total (n = 240) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age n (%) | 0.42 | |||
≤ 30 | 52(58.4) | 37(41.6) | 89 | |
31–49 | 51(49.0) | 53(51.0) | 104 | |
≥ 50 | 25(53.2) | 22(46.8) | 47 | |
Total | 128(53.3) | 112(46.7) | 240 | |
Age of First Intercourse n(%) | 0.85 | |||
0–18 | 35(50.7) | 34(49.3) | 69 | |
18–24 | 84(54.2.) | 71(45.8) | 155 | |
24–30 | 8(57.1) | 6(42.9) | 14 | |
Total | 127(53.4) | 111(46.6) | 238a | |
Number of sexual partner n(%) | 0.58 | |||
No Partner | 54(56.8) | 41(43.2) | 95 | |
One Partner | 21(50.0) | 21(50.0) | 42 | |
Multiple Partners | 50(50.0) | 50(50.0) | 100 | |
Total | 125(52.7) | 112(47.3) | 237a | |
VIA/VIL n (%) | 0.25 | |||
Negative | 125(52.7) | 112(47.3) | 237 | |
Positive | 3(100.0) | (0.0) | 3 | |
Total | 128(53.3) | 112(46.7) | 240 |