Table 3 H28 HPV positive results and semi-quantification of HPV-DNA load, stratified on delay between sampling and laboratory processing of DNA extraction (2 to ≥4 weeks)
From: Use of swabs for dry collection of self-samples to detect human papillomavirus among Malagasy women
HPV positive results | HPV-DNA loada | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+ | ++ | +++ | Total | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
2 weeks | |||||
High-riskb | 20 (44.4) | 25 (55.7) | 0 | 45 (100.0) | 0.009 |
Low-riskc | 9 (34.6) | 12 (46.2) | 5 (19.2) | 26 (100.0) | 0.009 |
3 weeks | |||||
High-riskb | 22 (37.9) | 30 (51.7) | 6 (10.3) | 58 (100.0) | 0.919 |
Low-riskc | 11 (34.4) | 18 (56.3) | 3 (9.4) | 32 (100.0) | 0.919 |
≥4 weeks | |||||
High-riskb | 38 (30.4) | 75 (60.0) | 12 (9.6) | 125 (100.0) | 0.409 |
Low-riskc | 20 (21.0) | 58 (66.7) | 9 (10.3) | 87 (100.0) | 0.491 |
TOTAL | 120 (32.2) | 218 (58.5) | 35 (9.4) | 373 (100.0) | |