Research Article
Prevalence of High-Risk Genotypes of Human Papillomavirus: Women Diagnosed with Premalignant and Malignant Pap Smear Tests in Southern Ecuador
Table 4
Risk factors and HPV infection.
| Variables | Positives | Total | OR (IC 95%) |
| Age of onset of sexual life | | | | ≥21 | 65 | 97 | | <21 | 195 | 305 | 0.87 (0.5–1.4) | Number of pregnancies | | | | <3 | 136 | 205 | | ≥3 | 141 | 224 | 0.86 (0.6–1.3) | Number of sexual partners | | | | 1 | 171 | 262 | | >1 | 105 | 167 | 0.90 (0.6–1.4) | Condom use | | | | Yes | 35 | 49 | | No | 218 | 335 | 0.75 (0.4–1.4) | Civil status | | | | Married | 185 | 285 | | Single-divorced | 56 | 92 | 0.84 (0.5–1.4) | Level of education | | | | High School-college | 110 | 160 | | Primary | 55 | 68 | 1.92 (0.9–3.8) | Learn about HPV | | | | Yes | 51 | 71 | | No | 211 | 331 | 0.69 (0.4–1.2) |
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Primary education level included 7 years of study, and secondary level of education included over 7 years of study.
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