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Table 2 Demographic characteristics and habits in the studied population

From: Genotype-specific prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in asymptomatic Peruvian women: a community-based study

Characteristic

Totality of cases

n = 524 (%)

HPV positives

n = 100 (%)

HPV types detected

High risk

n = 89 (%)

Probably

oncogenic

n = 19 (%)

Low risk

n = 9 (%)

Other HPV types

n = 27 (%)

Marital status

 Married/cohabiting

388 (74.0)

64 (64.0)

62 (69.7)

15 (79.0)

5 (55.6)

10 (37.0)

Single/separated/divorced/widowed

136 (26.0)

36 (36.0)

27 (30.3)

4 (21.0)

4 (44.4)

17 (63.0)

Number of sexual partners lifetime

 0

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 1

259 (49.4)

37 (37.0)

37 (41.6)

6 (31.6)

1 (11.1)

7 (26.0)

 2

177 (33.8)

40 (40.0)

36 (40.4)

8 (42.1)

2 (22.2)

11 (40.7)

 ≥ 3

88 (16.8)

23 (23.0)

16 (18.0)

5 (26.3)

6 (66.7)

9 (33.3)

Number of sexual partners in the last 6 months

 0

61 (11.6)

9 (9.0)

6 (6.7)

1 (5.3)

2 (22.2)

6 (22.2)

 1

459 (87.6)

91 (91.0)

83 (93.3)

18 (94.7)

7 (77.8)

21 (77.8)

 ≥ 2

4 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Use of condom

 Yes

109 (20.8)

23 (23.0)

14 (15.7)

5 (26.3)

2 (22.2)

11 (40.7)

 No

415 (79.2)

77 (77.0)

75 (84.3)

14 (73.7)

7 (77.8)

16 (59.3)

Use of sex toys

 Yes

2 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 No

522 (99.6)

100 (100.0)

89 (100.0)

19 (100.0)

9 (100.0)

27 (100.0)

Extramarital affairs

 Yes

31 (5.9)

8 (8.0)

6 (6.7)

2 (10.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.7)

 No

493 (94.1)

92 (92.0)

83 (93.3)

17 (89.5)

9 (100.0)

26 (96.3)

Victim of sexual abuse

 Yes

24 (4.6)

6 (6.0)

8 (9.0)

3 (15.78)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 No

500 (95.4)

94 (94.0)

81 (91.0)

16 (84.2)

9 (100.0)

27 (100.0)

Date of the last papanicolaou test

 Never in life

78 (14.9)

11 (11.0)

18 (20.2)

0 (0.00)

2 (22.22)

7 (26.0)

 ≤ 1 year

238 (45.4)

56 (56.0)

40 (44.9)

5 (26.32)

6 (66.67)

12 (44.4)

 ≥ 2 years

208 (39.7)

33 (33.0)

31 (34.8)

14 (73.68)

1 (11.11)

8 (29.6)

Number of births

 0

53 (10.11)

17 (17.0)

9 (10.1)

3 (15.79)

5 (55.56)

10 (37.0)

 1

107 (20.42)

28 (28.0)

24 (27.0)

3 (15.79)

2 (22.22)

7 (26.0)

 2

155 (29.58)

32 (32.0)

30 (33.7)

12 (63.16)

1 (11.11)

5 (18.5)

 3

115 (21.95)

13 (13.0)

14 (15.7)

1 (5.26)

0 (0.00)

5 (18.5)

 4

51 (9.73)

2 (2.0)

3 (3.3)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.0)

 ≥ 5

43 (8.2)

8 (8.0)

9 (10.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

Number of abortions

 0

373 (71.2)

73 (73.0)

64 (71.9)

17 (89.5)

9 (100.0)

13 (48.1)

 1

121 (23.1)

24 (24.0)

23 (25.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

13 (48.1)

 2

25 (4.8)

2 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (10.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.8)

 3

5 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

2 (2.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)