Cervical Dysplasia and High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infections among HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Adolescent Females in South Africa

Table 1

Demographic and behavioral variables by HIV status^a.

	HIV-infected		HIV-uninfected		value
	Frequency (%)	M (S.D.)	Frequency (%)	M (S.D.)
Age (years)		19.94 (1.11)		18.44 (1.40)	<0.001
Ever used tobacco	5 (14.7)		3 (6.0)		0.169
Number of sexual partners—lifetime	1 = 4 (11.4); 2–5 = 27 (77.1); >5 = 4 (11.4)		1 = 3 (6.0); 2–5 = 44 (88.0); >5 = 3 (6.0)		0.414
Number of sexual partners—past 6 months	1 = 33 (94.3); 2–5 = 2 (5.7)		1 = 47 (94.0); 2–5 = 3 (6.0)		0.956
Frequency of sex (days per month)		7.50 (5.42)		5.68 (4.41)	0.095
Current contraception^b
None	1 (2.9)		1 (2.0)		0.781
Condom	33 (97.1)		41 (82.0)		0.036
Injection	17 (50.0)		32 (64.0)		0.201
Pill	1 (2.9)		4 (8.0)		0.336

Percentages in table are based on nonmissing data.
^bPercentages exceed 100% because many participants use more than one contraceptive method.