Human Papillomavirus Genotype Distribution among Cervical Cancer Patients prior to Brazilian National HPV Immunization Program

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of women with cervical cancer in Rio de Janeiro and Pará, Brazil.

Sociodemographic characteristic	Rio de Janeiro		Pará
		%		%
City of residence
State’s capital	217	36.8	167	28.2	0.002
Other cities	373	63.2	426	71.8
Age (years)
18 to 39	160	27.1	146	24.6	0.315
40 to 49	163	27.6	165	27.8
50 to 64	191	32.4	184	31.0
65 and older	76	12.9	98	16.6
Education (years of schooling)
None	43	7.3	133	22.4	<0.001
1 to 3	112	19.0	148	25.0
4 to 7	180	30.5	164	27.6
8 to 10	134	22.7	77	13.0
11 and more	121	20.5	71	12.0
Marital status
Single	47	8.0	28	4.7	0.007
Married/stable union	340	57.6	320	54.0
Divorced/separated	121	20.5	165	27.8
Widow	82	13.9	80	13.5
Religion
None	32	5.4	6	1.0	<0.001
Catholic	279	47.3	341	57.5
Protestant	248	42.0	243	41.0
Others	31	5.3	3	0.5
Race/skin color
White	197	33.4	70	11.8	<0.001
Mixed	315	53.4	488	82.3
Black	76	12.9	26	4.4
Others	2	0.3	9	1.5
Paid work
No	355	60.2	469	79.1	<0.001
Yes	235	39.8	124	20.9
Average household income per capita
1/2 minimum wage or less	178	35.7	271	72.3	<0.001
1/2 to 1 minimum wage	173	34.7	85	22.7
More than 1 minimum wage	148	30.6	19	5.0

Note. % based on valid information.
or Fisher Exact test.