Research Article

Prevalence of Candida albicans in High-Risk Human Papillomavirus-Positive Women: A Study in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey

Table 3

Analysis of sociodemographic and risk factors of study participants.

OverallTotal N: 350 (%)HPV (+) n: 84 (%)HR-HPV n: 37 (%) value

Age (years)
 20–2927 (7.7%)8 (9.6%)4 (10.8%) < 0.05
 30–3995 (27.1%)27 (32.2%)8 (21.6%)
 40–4979 (22.6%)46 (54.8%)24 (64.8%)
 50–59120 (34.3%)2 (2.3%)0 (0)
 60–6929 (8.3%)1 (1.1%)1 (2.8%)
Education level
 Illiterate47 (13.4%)9 (10.7%)2 (5.5%) > 0.05
 Elementary school126 (36%)27 (32.1%)12 (32.4%)
 Secondary school84 (24%)24 (28.6%)11 (29.7%)
 University or higher education93 (26.6%)24 (28.6%)12 (32.4%)
Age of sexual debut
 <20 years168 (48%)38 (45.3%)16 (43.3) > 0.05
 ≥20 years182 (52%)46 (54.7%)21 (56.7)
Menopause
 Yes57 (16.3%)9 (10.8%)4 (10.8) > 0.05
 No293 (83.7%)75 (89.2%)33 (89.2%)
Smoking habit
 Yes53 (15.1%)17 (20.2%)6 (16.2%) > 0.05
 No297 (84.9%)67 (79.8%)31 (83.8%)
Condom use
 Yes164 (46.8%)40 (47.6%)15 (40.5%) > 0.05
 No186 (53.2%)44 (52.4%)22 (59.5%)
ITU use
 Yes45 (12.8%)10 (11.9%)4 (10.8%) > 0.05
 No305 (87.2%)74 (88.1%)33 (89.2%)
Oral contraceptive use
 Yes119 (34%)28 (33.3%)7 (18.9%) > 0.05
 No231 (66%)56 (66.7%)30 (81.1%)
More than one partner in life
 Yes100 (28.5%)47 (55.9%)37 (100%) < 0.05
 No250 (71.5%)37 (44.1%)0