Table 1

Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA and HIV positivity in relation to characteristics of all study participants (n=214)

CharacteristicPrevalence of characteristicHPV DNA positiveHIV–1/2 positiveMultiple HPV positiveCircumcised
No (%)No (%)p ValueNo (%)p ValueNo (%)p ValueNo (%)p Value
HIV*
Negative106/210 (50.5%)69 (65.1%)47 (68.1%)
Positive104/210 (49.5%)94 (90.4%)<0.00185 (90.4%)<0.001
Circumcised
No154/208 (74.0%)125 (81.2%)83 (55.0%)104 (83.2%)
Yes54/208 (26.0%)35 (64.8%)0.01420 (37.7%)0.03126 (74.3%)0.232
Patient group
Anogenital wart participants108/214 (50.5%)108 (100%)76 (71.7%)95 (88.0%)21 (20.0%)
Male urethritis syndrome participants56/214 (26.2%)27 (48.2%)20 (35.7%)15 (55.6%)13 (23.2%)
Voluntary counselling and testing/asymptomatic participants50/214 (23.3%)31 (62.0%)<0.0018 (16.7%)<0.00125 (80.7%)0.00120 (42.6%)0.012
Age group
18–29116/214 (54.2%)84 (72.4%)38 (33.9%)65 (77.4%)29 (25.2%)
30–3974/214 (34.6%)62 (83.8%)50 (67.6%)54 (87.1%)19 (27.5%)
40+24/214 (11.2%)20 (83.3%)0.14416 (66.7%)<0.00116 (80.0%)0.3266 (25.0%)0.935
Marital status
Married44/214 (20.6%)32 (72.7%)25 (56.8%)27 (84.4%)13 (30.2%)
Single with girlfriend156/214 (72.9%)120 (76.9%)69 (45.4%)95 (79.2%)37 (24.5%)
Single without girlfriend14/214 (6.5%)14 (100.0%)0.09610 (71.4%)0.09713 (92.9%)0.4094 (28.6%)0.732
Total no of patients214/214 (100.0%)166/214 (77.6%)104/210 (49.5%)135/214 (81.3%)54/208 (26.0%)
  • * Four participants declined an HIV test.

  • Circumcision data were missing for six participants.