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Table 4 The weighted prevalence and estimated population burden of other STIs and hr-HPV/HIV co-infection among women of reproductive age in Swaziland

From: Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women of reproductive age in Swaziland

Characteristic

hr-HPV status(N = 644)a

HIV status(N = 654)b

Negative (%, 95% CI)

Positive (%, 95% CI)

Total

Negative (%, 95% CI)

positive (%, 95% CI)

Total

STIs status

 Negative

86.3 (79.4–91.1)

74.8 (67.3–81.1)

81.1(75.6–85.4)

82.2 (72.8–92.8)

78.1 (66.5–90.0)

80.6 (72.1–89.7)

 Single

12.1 (7.4–19.1)

18.9 (13.1–26.3)

15.2 (11.8–19.4)

14.4 (9.7–22.6)

17.7 (11.5–26.9)

15.7 (11.2–22.6)

 Multiple

1.6 (0.7–3.4)

6.3 (3.3–11.7)

3.7 (2.3–6.1)

3.4 (2.0–5.7)

4.2 (1.5–11.3)

3.7 (2.3–6.0)

Total

100

100

 

100

100

100

 

p-value = 0.025

p-value = 0.370

Population Burden

STIs status

Negative (%, 95% CI)

Positive n(95% CI)

Total

Negative (%, 95% CI)

Positive n(95% CI)

Total

 Negative

171725 (145875–197575)

127553 (110677–144428)

299278 (265003–333552)

183121 (148333–217908

119746 (90801–148690)

302867 (39415–348608)

 Single

24073 (11482–36665

32158 (20200–44115)

56231 (39657–72806)

31832 (16847–46490)

27163 (14941–39386)

58996 (35732–82259)

 Multiple

3197 (671–5723)

10798 (4032–17564)

13995 (7092–20898)

7628 (3919–11336)

6367 (−159–12893)

13995 (7092–20898)

Total

198996 (169168–228822)

170508 (154052–186965)

369504

222581 (190953–254208)

153276 (127336–179216)

357857

 

p-value = 0.025

p-value = 0.370

  1. other STIs (CT, NG, TV, syphilis, Genital warts)
  2. Single STI: one of the 5 STIs screened or observed
  3. Multiple STIs: two or more of the 5 STIs screened or observed
  4. a N = 644 : A total of 11 women had insufficient specimen for hr-HPV testing
  5. b N = 654 : one with unknown/missing HIV status