Research Article
Prevalence of High-Risk Genotypes of Human Papillomavirus: Women Diagnosed with Premalignant and Malignant Pap Smear Tests in Southern Ecuador
Table 1
Characteristics of participants.
| | Characteristics | Values |
| | Age | | | Range | 17–84 | | Average (SD) | 40.7 (13.5) | | Age of onset of sexual life | | | Range | 10–45 | | Average (SD) | 18.9 (4.3) | | Does not answer (%) | 29 (6.7) | | Number of sexual partners | | | Range | 1–10 | | Average (SD) | 1.6 (1.0) | | Does not answer (%) | 2 (0.5) | | Age at first pregnancy | | | Range | 11–39 | | Average (SD) | 20.8 (4.6) | | Does not answer (%) | 218 (50.6) | | Number of pregnancies | | | 0 (%) | 46 (10.7) | | <3 (%) | 159 (36.9) | | ≥3 (%) | 224 (52.0) | | Does not answer (%) | 2 (0.5) | | Condom use | | | No (%) | 335 (77.7) | | Yes (%) | 49 (11.4) | | Does not answer (%) | 47 (10.9) | | Civil status | | | Married (%) | 285 (66.1) | | Divorced (%) | 21 (4.9) | | Single (%) | 71 (16.5) | | Does not answer (%) | 54 (12.5) | | Level of education | | | Primary (%) | 68 (15.8) | | High school (%) | 73 (16.9) | | College (%) | 87 (20.2) | | Does not answer (%) | 203 (47.1) | | Learn about HPV | | | No (%) | 331 (76.8) | | Yes (%) | 71 (16.5) | | Does not answer (%) | 29 (6.7) | | Abnormal cytology | | | AGUS (%) | 60 (13.9) | | ASCUS (%) | 94 (21.8) | | ASC-H (%) | 21 (4.9) | | LSIL (%) | 158 (36.7) | | HSIL (%) | 83 (19.3) | | Cancer (%) | 15 (3.5) |
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