Research Article
Precancerous Cervix in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Women Thirty Years Old and above in Northern Uganda
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents by PCCL.
| | | HIV-positive women with PCCL | | | | No | Yes | | | Characteristics | Number (%) | Number (%) | Total |
| | Age (years) | | | | | 30–44 | 720 (97.2) | 21 (2.8) | 741 | | 45–59 | 215 (96.9) | 7 (3.2) | 222 | | 60–70 | 30 (93.8) | 2 (6.3) | 32 | | Mean ± SD | 40.0 ± 8.2 | 40.9 ± 7.9 | 995 | | Sexual debut | | | | | Before menses | 25 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 25 | | After menses | 611 (98.2) | 11 (1.8) | 622 | | Number of life partners | | | | | Less than or equal to 5 | 852 (96.7) | 29 (3.3) | 881 | | Greater than 5 | 45 (97.8) | 1 (2.2) | 46 | | Mean ± SD | 3 ± 2 | 3 ± 3 | 927 | | Number of sexual partners in thirty days | | | | | Less than or equal to 5 | 833 (97.0) | 26 (3.0) | 859 | | Greater than 5 | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | 8 | | Mean ± SD | 1 ± 1 | 2 ± 3 | 867 | | Age at menarche (years) | | | | | Less than or equal to 14 | 308 (97.8) | 7 (2.2) | 315 | | Greater than 14 | 365 (98.1) | 7 (1.9) | 372 | | Mean ± SD | 14.8 ± 1.6 | 14.8 ± 1.8 | 687 | | Age at menopause (years) | | | | | Less than 55 | 45 (97.8) | 1 (2.2) | 46 | | Equal to or greater than 55 | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 | | Number of pregnancies ever had | | | | | Less than or equal to 5 | 525 (96.3) | 20 (3.7) | 545 | | Greater than 5 | 417 (97.7) | 10 (2.3) | 427 | | Mean ± SD | 5 ± 2 | 4 ± 1 | 972 | | Number of live births | | | | | Less than or equal to 5 | 713 (96.5) | 26 (3.5) | 739 | | Greater than 5 | 220 (98.2) | 4 (1.8) | 224 | | Mean ± SD | 4 ± 2 | 3 ± 1 | 963 | | Ever smoked cigarette | | | | | Yes | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | | No | 943 (97.0) | 29 (3.0) | 946 |
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