Human Papillomavirus Detection in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas at a Tertiary Hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population and HPV status.

Characteristics	Study Population	HPV- (+)	HPV- (-)	Fisher’s Exact Test
	(n= 100)	(n=18)	(n=82)	P value
Gender
Male	70	15	55	0.608
Female	30	3	27
Age
<56 years	51	8	43	0.162
≥ 56 years	49	10	39
Tumour site
Oral cavity	23	5	18
Oropharynx	12	6	6
Hypopharynx	1	0	1
Larynx	26	7	19	0.300
Nasopharynx	5	0	5
Nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses	18	0	18
Salivary gland	4	0	4
Undetermined	11	0	11
Tumour Grade
Well differentiated	21	5	16
Moderately differentiated	43	9	34	0.302
Poorly differentiated	36	4	32

Undetermined- written as head and neck without specification.