Association between viral persistence at 24 months follow-up and HPV viral load at month of initial detection among newly detected HR-HPVs*
| Low (1–2) | High (3–4) | Unadjusted analysis | Adjusted analysis† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persisting Viruses/total viruses (%) | Persisting Viruses/total viruses (%) | PRR (95% CI) | p Value | PRR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Qualitative viral load | ||||||
| HIV-negative | 15/142 (10.6) | 16/84 (19.1) | 1.75 (0.89 to 3.43) | 0.10 | 1.67 (0.88 to 3.16) | 0.114 |
| HIV-positive | 26/97 (26.8) | 21/66 (31.8) | 1.26 (0.77 to 2.04) | 0.35 | 1.10 (0.68 to 1.79) | 0.703 |
| All HR-HPVs | 41/239 (17.2) | 37/150 (24.7) | 1.46 (0.97 to 2.19) | 0.06 | 1.37 (0.92 to 2.06) | 0.123 |
*Newly detected virus at 6 or 12 months follow-up.
†Adjusted for age, circumcision status, detection of β-globin at baseline (present or absent), and sex with non-marital partners in the last year.
HR-HPV, high-risk human papillomavirus; PRR, prevalence risk ratios.