Table 3 Risk factors associated with HPV16 positivity

Age > 55

12/71

16.9

1.63

0.66–4.02

Single marital Status

37/71

52.1

0.91

0.49–1.70

No formal education

59/71

83.1

6.43

3.04–13.58

2.31

0.85–6.28

Referral cases

51/71

71.8

3.33

1.72–6.48

0.64

0.18–2.24

Rural

40/71

56.3

3.35

1.74–6.48

3.24

1.13–9.30

Low income

69/71

97.2

5.31

1.15–24.55

1.22

0.21–6.96

Multiple sexual partners

21/71

29.6

0.42

0.21–0.81

Multiparity

65/68

95.6

12.83

3.73–44.25

7.35

1.78–30.38

Any STI

50/71

70.4

2.72

1.41–5.25

0.28

0.07–1.03

Oral contraceptive use

1/71

1.4

1.04

0.85–1.27

Abnormal cytology

57/71

80.3

6.40

3.11–13.17

6.75

1.78–25.57