Table 1 Distribution of baseline socio-demographic characteristics by follow up cervical cytology outcome of women with normal cervical cytology category at first CCS in an opportunistic screening program in Jos, Nigeria (N = 1599)
Variable | Normal cytology (NILM) | Abnormal cytology (ECA) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient-reported HIV (N = 1556) | |||
 Not infected | 1272 (84.9) | 227 (15.1) | 0.894†|
 Infected | 48 (84.2) | 9 (15.8) |  |
Mean follow up time in yrs (Mean ± SD) | |||
Median follow up time in yrs (IQR) | 2.4 ± 1.6 | 2.3 ± 1.6 | 0.383a |
|  | 2.0 (1.2–3.1) | 1.9 (1.1–2.9) |  |
Mean Age at first CCS (Mean ± SD) | 38.8 ± 7.9 | 41.9 ± 8.6 | 0.001a |
Age at first CCS (N = 1599) | |||
  < 35 years | 422 (90.6) | 44 (9.4) | 0.001†|
  ≥ 35 years | 934 (82.4) | 199 (17.6) |  |
Age at first sex (N = 1565) | |||
  < 20 years | 496 (83.8) | 96 (16.2) | 0.451†|
  ≥ 20 years | 829 (85.2) | 144 (14.8) |  |
Parity (N = 1488) | |||
  < 3 | 426 (90.4) | 45 (9.6) | 0.001†|
  ≥ 3 | 830 (81.6) | 187 (18.4) |  |
Total life-time Sex partners (N = 1575) | |||
  < 3 | 928 (84.3) | 173 (15.7) | 0.364†|
  ≥ 3 | 408 (86.1) | 66 (13.9) |  |
History of Smoking (ever) (N = 1590) | |||
 No | 1339 (84.8) | 241 (15.2) | 0.536b |
 Yes | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) |  |
History of Alcohol (ever) (N = 1581) | |||
 No | 1261 (84.5) | 232 (15.5) | 0.101 |
 Yes | 80 (90.9) | 8 (9.1) |  |
Reported history vaginal infection (N = 1560) | |||
 No | 199 (80.6) | 48 (19.4) | 0.043†|
 Yes | 1124 (85.6) | 189 (14.4) |  |
Ever diagnosed with STI (N = 1228) | |||
 No | 908 (84.9) | 161 (15.1) | 0.844†|
 Yes | 136 (85.5) | 23 (14.5) |  |