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Table 2 The proportion of controls with evidence of infection with HPV, stratified by age, sex and HIV serostatus

From: Genital and cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) types in relation to conjunctival squamous cell neoplasia: A case-control study in Uganda

 

All HPV

Genital HPV

Cutaneous-HPV

Age

   

15–28

27% (3/11)

27% (3/11)

9% (1/11)

29–32

33% (3/9)

33% (3/9)

0% (0/9)

33–70

56% (5/9)

56% (5/9)

0% (0/9)

Sex

   

Male

29% (4/14)

29% (4/14)

0% (0/14)

Female

47% (7/15)

47% (7/15)

7% (1/15)

HIV serostatus

   

Negative

32% (6/19)

32% (6/19)

0% (0/19)

Positive

50% (5/10)

50% (5/10)

10% (1/10)

TOTAL

38% (11/29)

38% (11/29)

3% (1/29)

  1. None of the apparent differences in prevalence of HPV by age, sex or HIV sero-status was statistically significant.