Research Article

Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus in Women from Mexico City

Table 1

Risk factors for HPV infection between HPV-negative and HPV-positive women.

CharacteristicsHPV-negative  (%)HPV-positive  (%)

Number of women844 (90.9)85 (9.1)
Mean age (years)41.439.60.158
Intercourse younger than 18 years old72 (8.5)8 (9.4)0.349
History of having more than one sexual partner22 (2.6)5 (5.8)<0.001
Smokers31 (3.7)4 (4.7)0.016
History of sexually transmitted diseases34 (4.0)2 (2.3)0.157