Table 3

Odds ratios (Confidence Interval) for associations with high-risk HPV infectionsa and multiple infectionsb in Jamaican women.

Odds ratios (CI)


High-risk HPV infections:

Alcohol intake

No

1.0 (reference)

Yes

0.31 (0.15–0.85)

Age at first sexual encounter

20 years or older

1.0 (reference)

16 – 19

3.56 (1.41–9.12)

12 – 15

3.54 (1.22–10.23)

Multiple infections:

Pregnancy status

Non-pregnant

1.0 (reference)

Pregnant

1.67 (0.92, 3.03)

Bacterial vaginosis

No

1.0 (reference)

Yes

2.76 (1.01, 8.02)


a Adjusted for age of participant, age at first sexual intercourse, smoking (yes/no), alcohol use (yes/no), bacterial vaginosis (yes/no), and pregnancy status (non-pregnant/pregnant).

b Adjusted for age.

Watt et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer 2009 4(Suppl 1):S11   doi:10.1186/1750-9378-4-S1-S11

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