Clinical Study

HPV Infection in a Cohort of HIV-Positive Men and Women: Prevalence of Oncogenic Genotypes and Predictors of Mucosal Damage at Genital and Oral Sites

Table 2

Data from sexual behavior questionnaires according to gender and to HPV infection status.

QuestionnaireHPV negativeHPV positive

Males ( )( )( )

STDs° ( , 62%) (53%) (65%)0.26
>25 partners° 
( , 52%)
(25%) (61%)0.001
Anal intercourse° 
( , 83%)
(60%) (91%)0.0001
Oral intercourse° 
( , 89%)
(75%) (94%)0.0032

Females ( )( )( )

STDs° ( , 52%) (20%) (65%)0.014
>25 partners° 
( , 27%)
(20%) (31%)0.51
Anal intercourse° 
( , 38%)
(30%) (42%)0.49
Oral intercourse° 
( , 77%)
(80%) (77%)0.84

STDs: sexually transmitted diseases.