Table 1 Characteristics of invasive cervical cancers from the U.S., Botswana, and Kenya

Specimens obtained

51

214

210

Number of specimens with sufficient epithelium^a

51 (100 %)

182 (85.0 %)

187 (89.0 %)

0.01

β-globin-positive (of all specimens with sufficient epithelium)

50 (98.0 %)

171 (94.0 %)

178 (95.2 %)

0.491

HPV-positive (of β-globin-positive specimens)

46 (92 %)

136 (79.5 %)

146 (82.0 %)

0.128