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Table 1 Sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics of Moroccan women participating in the study (n = 232)

From: Human papillomavirus genotypes among women with or without HIV infection: an epidemiological study of Moroccan women from the Souss area

Characteristic

n (%)

Age (years)

 

 <45

149 (64.2)

 ≥45

83 (35.8)

Educational level

 

 Illiterate

155 (66.8)

 Primary school

38 (16.4)

 Secondary and high school

39 (16.8)

Employment

 

 No

195 (84.0)

 Yes

37 (16.0)

Marital status

 

 Married

130 (56.0)

 Single + divorced + widowed

102 (44.0)

HIV status

 

 Negative

105 (45.3)

 Positive

84 (36.2)

 Unknown

43 (18.5)

Age at first intercourse (years)

 

 ≥20

100 (43.1)

 17–19

66 (28.4)

 ≤16

66 (28.4)

Age at first pregnancy (years)

 

 ≤ 18

97 (41.8)

 > 18

135 (58.2)

Number of live births

 

 0–1

83 (35.8)

 2–3

96 (41.4)

 ≥4

53 (22.8)

Number of miscarriage

 

 0

149 (64.2)

 ≥1

83 (35.8)

Lifetime sexual partners

 

 Single

154 (66.4)

 Multiple

78 (33.6)

History of contraception use

 

 No

57 (24.6)

 Yes

175 (75.4)

Oral contraceptive use

 

 No

77 (33.2)

 Yes (alone or in combination)

155 (66.8)

Intra-uterine device use

 

 No

221 (95.2)

 Yes (alone or in combination)

11 (4.8)

Condom use

 

 No

192 (82.8)

 Yes (alone or in combination)

40 (17.2)

Duration of oral contraceptive use (years)

 

 < 5

114 (49.1)

 ≥ 5

118 (50.9)

Smoking exposure

 

 No

208 (89.7)

 Yes

24 (10.3)

Past history of gynecological lesionsa

 

 No

202 (87.1)

 Yes

30 (12.9)

Menopause

 

 No

190 (81.9)

 Yes

42 (18.1)

Number of Pap smears

 

 Never

189 (81.5)

 ≥1

43 (18.5)

Pap smearb

 

 NILM

190 (81.9)

 LGSIL

30 (12.9)

 HGSIL

12 (5.2)

  1. Abbreviations: HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus, NILM Negative for Intraepithelial Lesion or Malignancy, LGSIL Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion, HGSIL High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion
  2. aPast history of gynecological lesions includes 3 anal warts, 3 vulvar condylomas, 7 uterine polyps, 2 myomas, 3 fibromas and 12 ovarian cysts
  3. bPerformed at entrance in the study