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Table 4 Log binomial and log multinomial regression analysis on the factors associated with HPV positivity among HIV infected women

From: Variability of high risk HPV genotypes among HIV infected women in Mwanza, Tanzania- the need for evaluation of current vaccine effectiveness in developing countries

Characteristics

HPV positivity %

Log binomial RR(95 % CI)

p value

Log multinomial RR(95 % CI)

p-value

Age

  > 45 (59)

25(42.4 %)

1

   

  ≤ 45 (196)

113(57.6 %)

1.3 (.98- 1.87)

0.06

1.26(0.89-1.4)

0.266

Residence

 Rural(158)

85(53.8 %)

1

   

 Urban(97)

53(54.64 %)

1.01(0.80-1.28)

0.896

  

SES

 Low(117)

54(46.2 %)

1

   

 High (138)

84(60.9 %)

1.31(1.04-1.67)

0.022

1.24(0.97-1.56)

0.064

H/STI

 NO (213)

111(52.11 %)

1

   

 YES (42)

27(64.29 %)

1.23(0.95-1.599)

0.113

1.15(098-1.6)

0.061

Parity

 Nullporous (24)

14 (58.33 %)

1

   

  ≥ 1 child (231)

124 (53.68 %)

0.92(0.64-1.32)

0.650

  

CD4

  > 200 (134)

67(50.00 %)

1

   

 200-100(99)

54(54.55 %)

1.09(0.85-1.39)

0.490

  

  < 100 (22)

17(77.27 %)

1.54(1.16-2.05)

0.003

1.20(1.05-1.35)

0.006

Age at first intercourse

 Below 18 (181)

96(53.04 %)

1

   

 Above 18 (74)

42(56.76 %)

1.07(0.84-1.36)

0.582

  

Marital status

 Not married (144)

76(52.78 %)

1

   

 Married (111)

62(55.86 %)

1.05(0.84-1.32)

0.623

  

aARV use

  > 6 months(208)

117(51.44 %)

1

   

  ≤ 6 months(23)

16(69.5 %)

1.28 (1.00-1.036)

0.049

  

SIL

 Absent (164)

78(47.5 %)

1

   

 Present (91)

60(65.9 %)

1.49(1.18-1.87)

0.001

1.37(1.11-1.68)

0.005

Contraceptive use

 None (164)

87(53.5 %)

1

   

 Hormonal (62)

32 (51.6 %)

0.9729(0.73-1.288)

0.848

  

 Condom(29)

19 (65.5 %)

1.23(0.914-1.66)

0.219

  
  1. aARV use was not subjected into multivariate analysis because of its collinearity with CD4 counts,