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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of respondents among women who live with HIV

From: Prevalence and risk factors associated with precancerous and cancerous cervical lesions among HIV-infected women in University of Gondar specialized comprehensive referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: cross-sectional study design

Variables

Category

Frequency (n = 915)

Percentage

Visual inspection with acetic acid(VIA) test result

Negative

691

75.52

Positive

224

24.48

Age group

15–24

28

3.06

25–34

295

32.24

35+

592

64.70

Marital status

Single

496

54.21

Married

419

45.79

Residence

Urban

802

87.65

Rural

113

12.35

Educational status

No education

834

91.15

Primary

41

4.48

Secondary and above

40

4.37

Number of children

< 2

724

79.13

>=2

191

20.87

Drug adherence

Good

870

95.08

Poor

45

4.92

VIA treatment

No treatment

691

75.52

cry therapy

6

0.66

Thermo coagulation

19

2.08

LEEP

61

6.67

Punch biopsy

138

15.08

Follow up

3–6 month

262

28.63

1–3 year

653

71.37

Visit type

First

904

98.80

Second(rescreening)

11

1.20

Sexually transmitted disease

Yes

445

48.63

No

470

51.7

Initiation of ART

Yes

884

96.61

No

31

3.39

HIV WHO stage

Stage I

771

84.26

Stage II

40

4.37

Stage III

16

1.75

Stage IV

88

9.62

Pathology

Not collected/not done

768

83.83

Negative

41

4.48

CIN (1,2,3)

76

8.31

Carcinoma in situ

5

0.55

Invasive cervical cancer

25

2.75