Genital Infections of HIV-Infected Women Assisted by a Specialized Service

Table 1

Characterization of 58 HIV-positive women with genital infection.

Variables	Mean or 𝑁	Standard deviation or %
Age	41.55	9.6
Skin color
White	41	70.7
Non-white	17	29.3
Years of schooling concluded
0 to 3 years	10	17.2
4 to 7 years	23	39.6
8 to 11 years	17	29.3
≥12 years	08	13.8
Phase of reproductive life
Menacme	45	77.6
Postmenopause	13	22.4
Use of hormonal contraceptives
Yes	06	10.4
No	52	89.7
Partners in the past year
None	13	22.4
A steady partner	34	58.6
Two or more	13	22.4
Use of condoms (𝑁=45^∗)
Consistent use	26	57.8
Inconsistent use	19	42.2
Use of alcohol
Yes	22	37.9
No	36	62.1
Use of tobacco
Yes	20	34.5
No	38	65.5
Use of antiretroviral therapy
Yes	46	79.3
No	12	20.7
T CD4+ Lymphocyte Count/mm^3
<200	08	13.8
200 to 500	24	41.4
>500	26	44.8
HIV viral load (copies/mL)
Undetectable	36	62.1
Detectable	22	37.9
Total	58	100

*13 patients without sexual activity were excluded from this item.