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Table 2 Distribution and association of sexual and reproductive characteristics stratified by age

From: Differences in age-specific HPV prevalence between self-collected and health personnel collected specimen in a cross-sectional study in Ghana

Risk factors

Category

Age group (years), n (%)

χ 2

(p-value)

15–19e

(n = 26)

20–24e

(n = 64)

25–29

(n = 97)

30–34

(n = 47)

35–39

(n = 52)

40–44

(n = 51)

45–49

(n = 31)

50–54

(n = 24)

≥55

(n = 23)

Age at first sexual intercourse

<20

16

(100)

56

(87.5)

53

(55.2)

25

(54.3)

30

(57.7)

34

(69.4)

16

(53.3)

9

(42.9)

11

(50.0)

42.8e

(0.0001)a

≥20

0

(0.0)

8

(12.5)

43

(44.8)

21

(45.7)

22

(42.3)

15

(30.6)

14

(46.7)

12

(57.1)

11

(50.9)

Lifetime number of sexual partners

1

8

(53.3)

19

(29.7)

22

(22.9)

5

(10.9)

9

(17.6)

11

(22.4)

7

(23.3)

4

(18.2)

6

(26.1)

34.6

(0.010)a

2

5

(33.3)

21

(32.8)

30

(31.3)

16

(34.8)

12

(23.5)

13

(26.5)

6

(20.0)

4

(18.2)

4

(17.4)

≥3

2

(13.3)

24

(37.5)

44

(45.8)

25

(54.3)

30

(58.8)

25

(51.0)

17

(56.7)

14

(63.6)

13

(56.5)

cCurrent number of male sexual partners

0

16

(61.5)

6

(9.4)

6

(6.2)

5

(10.9)

4

(7.7)

6

(12.0)

4

(13.3)

6

(27.3)

8

(36.4)

72.3

(0.0001) a

1

10

(38.5)

58

(90.6)

89

(91.8)

41

(89.1)

48

(92.3)

44

(88.0)

26

(86.7)

16

(72.7)

14

(63.6)

Contracted a sexually transmitted infection in the past 10 years

No

10

(38.5)

18

(28.6)

36

(37.1)

18

(40.0)

22

(43.1)

34

(68.0)

15

(51.7)

16

(72.7)

20

(86.9)

44.4

(0.0001) a

Yes

16

(61.5)

45

(71.4)

61

(62.9)

27

(60.0)

29

(56.9)

16

(32.0)

14

(48.3)

6

(27.3)

3

(13.0)

bUse of condom during sexual intercourse

No

12

(48.0)

28

(44.4)

38

(39.2)

24

(52.2)

36

(70.6)

40

(78.4)

22

(73.3)

19

(86.4)

20

(76.9)

52.0

(0.0001)a

Yes

13

(52.0)

35

(55.6)

59

(60.8)

22

(47.8)

15

(29.4)

11

(21.6)

8

(26.7)

3

(13.6)

3

(23.1)

Number of pregnancies

1

4

(80.0)

23

(43.4)

17

(21.5)

6

(13.3)

2

(4.1)

3

(6.0)

1

(3.4)

0

(0.0)

1

(4.5)

146.8

(0.0001)a

2–4

1

(20.0)

27

(50.9)

54

(68.4)

27

(60.0)

17

(34.7)

17

(34.0)

10

(34.5)

4

(18.2)

5

(22.7)

≥5

0

(0.0)

3

(5.7)

8

(10.1)

12

(26.7)

30

(61.2)

30

(60.0)

18

(62.1)

18

(81.8)

16

(72.7)

dHave you ever had any abortion

No

24

(92.3)

43

(68.3)

59

(60.8)

21

(45.7)

24

(46.2)

24

(47.1)

17

(56.7)

9

(40.9)

17

(73.9)

29.1

(0.001)a

Yes

2

(7.7)

20

(31.7)

38

(39.2)

25

(54.3)

28

(53.8)

27

(52.9)

13

(43.3)

13

(59.1)

6

(26.1)

Number of abortion

1

2

(100)

15

(75.0)

24

(63.2)

14

(56.0)

12

(42.9)

13

(48.1)

8

(61.5)

8

(61.5)

4

(66.7)

11.0

(0.272)

≥2

0

(0.0)

5

(25.0)

14

(36.8)

11

(44.0)

16

(57.1)

14

(51.9)

5

(38.5)

5

(38.5)

2

(33.3)

Use of oral contraceptive in the past 10 years

No

24

(96.0)

49

(77.8)

74

(77.1)

30

(65.2)

37

(75.5)

39

(78.0)

22

(75.9)

16

(72.7)

18

(78.3)

9.0

(0.437)

Yes

1

(4.0)

14

(22.2)

22

(22.9)

16

(34.8)

12

(24.5)

11

(22.0)

7

(24.1)

6

(27.3)

5

(21.7)

  1. aSignificant differences within age groups
  2. bcondom used was not consistent among all the participants
  3. conly 2 women in age group 25–29 years had more than 1 current male sexual partner
  4. dboth spontaneous and induced abortion
  5. eFor the Chi-square analysis of AFSI stratified by age group, the analysis was conducted, first, excluding women 20 years and younger (the p value is reported) and secondly, grouping the women within the age group 15–19 and 20–24 to a new group labelled as < 25 years. For both analyses the association was significant by Chi-square test at 95% confidence level
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