Clinical Study
High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Brazilian Pregnant Women with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
Table 1
Characteristics of participants by HPV and HIV serostatus.
| | Characteristics | HPV-positive | HPV-negative | -value | | |
| | Number and percentage of HIV-positive | 35/66 (53.03%) | 9/31 (29.03%) | .05 | | Number and percentage of HIV-negative | 31/66 (46.97%) | 22/31 (70.97%) | | Mean age (SD) of HIV-positive | 27.2 (6.19) | 28.2 (4.81) | .65 | | Mean age (SD) of HIV-negative | 23.97 (6.16) | 23.23 (5.67) | .86 | | Mean CD4 T cell count (SD) in HIV-positive (cells/mm3) | 419.2 (240.2) | 582.4 (191.8) | .067 | | Mean (SD) viral load in HIV-positive (copies/mL) | 31,628 (86,848) | 1,610 (3,151) | .05 | | Mean number (SD) of previous pregnancies in HIV-positive | 3.9 (2.2) | 3.1 (1.3) | .38 | | Mean number (SD) of previous pregnancies in HIV-negative | 2.4 (1.7) | 1.9 (1.2) | .21 | | Mean age (SD) at first sexual intercourse in HIV-positive | 15.8 (2.55) | 15.7 (2.12) | .92 | | Mean age (SD) at first sexual intercourse in HIV-negative | 16.2 (2.46) | 16.6 (3.47) | .78 |
| | Marital status in HIV-positive | | | | | Married/cohabiting | 24 | 9 | .08 | | Single/divorced/widowed | 11 | 0 | |
| | Marital status in HIV-negative | | | | | Married/cohabiting | 20 | 16 | .57 | | Single/divorced/widowed | 11 | 6 | |
| | Lifetime number of sexual partners in HIV-positive | | | | | 5 | 22 | 8 | .46 | | 5 | 12 | 2 | |
| | Lifetime number of sexual partners in HIV-negative | | | | | 5 | 29 | 19 | .63 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | Number and percentage of previous STD in HIV-positive | 14/35 (40%) | 1/9 (11.1%) | .13 | | Percentage of previous STD in HIV-negative | 4/31 (12.9%) | 0/22 (0%) | .13 | | Percentage of past/current smokers in HIV-positive | 13/35 (37.1%) | 1/9 (11.1%) | .23 | | Percentage of past/current smokers in HIV-negative | 10/31 (32.3%) | 4/22 (18.2%) | .35 |
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SD: Standard deviation; STD: Sexually transmitted diseases.
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