Table 1 Association between socio-demographic factors and HPV infection
| Â | Presence of HPV DNA | Total | X 2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 <30 | 17 (17.0 %) | 19 (17.6 %) | 036 | 0.642 | 0.725 |
 30–45 | 59 (59.0 %) | 68 (63.0 %) | 127 |  |  |
 >45 | 24 (24.0 %) | 21 (19.4 %) | 045 |  |  |
 Total | 100 (100 %) | 108 (100 %) | 208 |  |  |
Type of Family | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Monogamous | 59 (61.5 %) | 69 (67.6 %) | 128 | 0.829 | 0.363 |
 Polygamous | 37 (38.5 %) | 33 (32.4 %) | 070 |  |  |
 Total | 96 (100 %) | 102 (100 %) | 198 |  |  |
Level of Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 15 (15.0 %) | 17 (15.9 %) | 0 32 | 15.897 | 0.007* |
 Primary | 10 (10.0 %) | 04 (03.7 %) | 014 |  |  |
 Secondary | 24 (24.0 %) | 27 (25.2 %) | 051 |  |  |
 OND/NCE/HND | 40 (40.0 %) | 33 (30.8 %) | 0 73 |  |  |
 University graduate | 05 (05.0 %) | 23 (21.5 %) | 0 28 |  |  |
 Others | 06 (06.0 %) | 03 (02.8 %) | 0 09 |  |  |
 Total | 100 (100 %) | 107 (100 %) | 207 |  |  |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Married | 88 (88.0 %) | 94 (87.9 %) | 182 | 1.963 | 0.580 |
 Single | 03 (03.0 %) | 05 (04.7 %) | 008 |  |  |
 Divorced | 03 (03.0 %) | 05 (04.7 %) | 008 |  |  |
 Widow | 06 (06.0 %) | 03 (02.8 %) | 009 |  |  |
 Total | 100 (100 %) | 107 (100 %) | 207 |  |  |
Employment Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Employed | 47 (47.0 %) | 52 (48.6 %) | 099 | 0.053 | 0.818 |
 Unemployed | 53 (53.0 %) | 55 (51.4 %) | 108 |  |  |
 Total | 100 (100 %) | 107 (100 %) | 207 |  |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Islam | 53 (44.9 %) | 65 (60.2 %) | 118 | 1.092 | 0.296 |
 Christianity | 47 (52.2 %) | 43 (38.8 %) | 090 |  |  |
 Total | 100 (100 %) | 108 (100 %) | 208 |  |  |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Within Gombe city | 75 (75.0 %) | 87 (81.3 %) | 162 | 1.260 | 0.533 |
 Other LGAs | 18 (18.0 %) | 15 (14.0 %) | 033 |  |  |
 Outside Gombe state | 07 (07.0 %) | 05 (04.7 %) | 012 |  |  |
 Total | 100 (100 %) | 107 (100 %) | 207 |  |  |
Tribe | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Fulani | 28 (28.0 %) | 29 (27.1 %) | 057 | 3.345 | 0.341 |
 Tangale | 26 (26.0 %) | 18 (16.8 %) | 044 |  |  |
 Hausa | 11 (11.0 %) | 17 (15.9 %) | 028 |  |  |
 Others | 35 (35.0 %) | 43 (40.2 %) | 078 |  |  |
 Total | 100 (100 %) | 107 (100 %) | 207 |  |  |
Type of housing | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Personal house | 50 (50.0 %) | 63 (58.9 %) | 113 | 6.023 | 0.197 |
 Rented flats | 27 (27.0 %) | 32 (29.9 %) | 059 |  |  |
 Self contained | 20 (20.0 %) | 10 (09.3 %) | 030 |  |  |
 Single rooms | 02 (02.0 %) | 02 (01.9 %) | 004 |  |  |
 Others | 01 (01.0 %) | 00 (00.0 %) | 001 |  |  |
 Total | 100 (100 %) | 107 (100 %) | 207 |  |  |