Research Article
Human papillomavirus and Its Association with Other Sexually Transmitted Coinfection among Sexually Active Women from the Northeast of Brazil
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants according to the presence of HPV and STIs.
| Variable | Total | HPV positive | HPV negative | value | STI positive (N = 140) | STI negative (N = 64) | STI positive (N = 90) | STI negative (N = 59) | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Age | 18–24 years | 63 | 17.8 | 27 | 19.3 | 11 | 17.2 | 16 | 17.8 | 9 | 15.2 | 0.400 | 25–34 years | 76 | 21.5 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 15.6 | 22 | 24.4 | 16 | 27.1 | 35–44 years | 87 | 24.6 | 29 | 20.7 | 17 | 26.5 | 28 | 31.1 | 13 | 22.03 | 45–54 years | 67 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 18.7 | 17 | 18.8 | 10 | 17 | ≥55 years | 60 | 17.1 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 21.8 | 7 | 7.8 | 11 | 18.7 |
| Monthly income | <1 minimum wage | 204 | 57.8 | 95 | 67.8 | 37 | 57.8 | 51 | 56.6 | 21 | 35.6 | 0.001 | >1 minimum wage | 149 | 42.2 | 45 | 32.1 | 27 | 42.1 | 39 | 43.3 | 38 | 64.4 |
| Education level | Elementary school complete/incomplete | 117 | 33.1 | 54 | 38.6 | 18 | 28.1 | 30 | 33.3 | 15 | 25.4 | 0.600 | Secondary school complete/incomplete | 193 | 54.7 | 66 | 47.1 | 38 | 59.3 | 52 | 57.8 | 37 | 62.8 | Graduate school complete/incomplete | 34 | 9.7 | 16 | 11.4 | 6 | 9.3 | 7 | 7.8 | 5 | 8.4 | Illiterate | 9 | 2.5 | 4 | 12.1 | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Skin color | White | 27 | 7.6 | 10 | 7.1 | 5 | 7.8 | 9 | 14.06 | 3 | 5.08 | 0.200 | Brown | 217 | 61.5 | 89 | 63.6 | 38 | 59.3 | 50 | 55.5 | 40 | 67.8 | Black | 100 | 28.3 | 40 | 28.6 | 20 | 31.2 | 25 | 27.8 | 15 | 25.4 | Yellow | 9 | 2.57 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Marital status | With partner | 181 | 51.27 | 78 | 55.7 | 28 | 43.7 | 49 | 54.4 | 26 | 44.1 | 0.200 | Single | 172 | 48.7 | 62 | 44.3 | 36 | 56.2 | 41 | 45.6 | 33 | 55.9 |
| Menarche | Before 13 years old | 204 | 57.8 | 76 | 54.3 | 38 | 59.3 | 52 | 57.8 | 38 | 64.4 | 0.600 | Before 13 years old | 149 | 42.2 | 64 | 45.7 | 26 | 40.6 | 38 | 42.2 | 21 | 35.6 |
| First sexual intercourse | Before 15 years old | 131 | 37.1 | 52 | 37.1 | 20 | 31.2 | 34 | 37.8 | 25 | 42.3 | 0.600 | After 15 years old | 222 | 62.9 | 88 | 62.9 | 44 | 68.7 | 56 | 62.2 | 34 | 57.6 |
| Condom use | Yes | 103 | 29.2 | 43 | 30.7 | 18 | 28.1 | 28 | 31.1 | 14 | 23.7 | 0.700 | No | 250 | 70.8 | 97 | 69.3 | 46 | 71.8 | 62 | 68.9 | 45 | 76.3 |
| Number of partners | Up to 3 | 220 | 62.3 | 95 | 67.8 | 39 | 60.9 | 56 | 62.2 | 30 | 50.8 | 0.100 | More than 3 | 133 | 37.7 | 45 | 32.1 | 25 | 39.06 | 34 | 37.8 | 29 | 49.2 |
| Number of pregnancy | Up to 3 | 248 | 70.3 | 98 | 70 | 43 | 67.2 | 69 | 76.6 | 38 | 64.4 | 0.300 | More than 3 | 105 | 29.7 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 32.8 | 21 | 23.3 | 21 | 35.6 |
| Tobacco use | Yes | 27 | 7.7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4.7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.200 | No | 261 | 73.9 | 96 | 68.6 | 50 | 78.1 | 66 | 73.3 | 49 | 83 | Ex-smoker | 65 | 18.4 | 30 | 21.4 | 11 | 17.2 | 15 | 10.7 | 9 | 15.3 |
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