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Table 3 Behavioral and clinical characteristics of women attending cervical cancer screening unit at Debre Markos referral hospital

From: Prevalence and predictors of Pap smear cervical epithelial cell abnormality among HIV-positive and negative women attending gynecological examination in cervical cancer screening center at Debre Markos referral hospital, East Gojjam, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

HIV status

Total

Positive n (%)

Negative n (%)

N

%

No. of life time sexual partner

1-2

106(41.7)

148(58.3)

254

65.0

>2

91(66.4)

46(33.6)

137

35.0

Age of 1st sexual contact

<18

160(56.0)

126(44.0)

286

73.1

18-20

25(32.0)

53(68.0)

78

19.9

>20

12(44.4)

15(55.6)

27

6.9

Alcohol use

Yes

142(53.2)

125(46.8)

267

68.3

No

55(44.4)

69(55.6)

124

31.7

Smoking

Yes

2(66.7)

1(33.3)

3

0.8

No

195(50.3)

193(49.7)

388

99.2

History of STI

Yes

66(64.7)

36(35.3)

102

26.1

No

131(45.3)

158(54.7)

289

73.9

Duration of OCP usage

<5 years

43(55.8)

34(44.2)

77

19.7

>5 years

13(61.9)

8(38.1)

21

5.4

Condom use

Always

40(69.0)

18(31.0)

58

14.8

Some times

52(46.8)

59(53.2)

111

28.4

Never

105(47.3)

117(52.7)

222

56.8

Parity

≤2

122(52.6))

110(47.4)

232

59.3

3-4

39(49.4)

40(50.6)

79

20.2

>4

36(45.0)

44(55.0)

80

20.5

  1. HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, OCP Oral contraceptive pills, STI Sexually transmitted infection