Variable | High-risk HPV contamination | p Value | Low-risk HPV contamination | p Value | Contamination* | p Value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n=159) | Yes (n=20) | No (n=155) | Yes (n=24) | No (n=147) | Yes (n=32) | ||||
Location | 0.264 | 0.091 | 0.008 | ||||||
Hospital (n=110) | 100 (62.9) | 10 (50.0) | 99 (63.9) | 11 (45.8) | 97 (66.0) | 13 (40.6) | |||
Private practice (n=69) | 59 (37.1) | 10 (50.0) | 56 (36.1) | 13 (54.2) | 50 (34.0) | 19 (59.4) | |||
Room | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
Ambulatory room (n=50) | 49 (30.8) | 1 (5.0) | 49 (31.6) | 1 (4.2) | 48 (32.6) | 2 (6.2) | |||
Colposcopy room (n=28) | 19 (12.0) | 9 (45.0) | 18 (11.6) | 10 (41.6) | 17 (11.6) | 11 (34.4) | |||
Emergency room (n=32) | 32 (20.1) | 0 | 32 (20.7) | 0 | 32 (21.8) | 0 | |||
Private practice room (n=69) | 59 (37.1) | 10 (50.0) | 56 (36.1) | 13 (54.2) | 50 (34.0) | 19 (59.4) | |||
Material | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
Lamp (n=48) | 41 (25.8) | 7 (35.0) | 38 (24.5) | 10 (41.7) | 36 (24.5) | 12 (37.5) | |||
Glove box (n=48) | 47 (29.5) | 1 (5.0) | 46 (29.7) | 2 (8.3) | 45 (30.6) | 3 (9.4) | |||
Colposcope (n=20) | 9 (5.7) | 11 (55.0) | 10 (6.4) | 10 (41.7) | 6 (4.1) | 14 (43.8) | |||
Specula (n=24) | 23 (14.5) | 1 (5.0) | 24 (15.5) | 0 | 23 (15.6) | 1 (3.1) | |||
Gel tubes (n=39) | 39 (24.5) | 0 | 37 (23.9) | 2 (8.3) | 37 (25.2) | 2 (6.2) | |||
Time of day | 0.539 | 0.045 | 0.111 | ||||||
Morning (n=101) | 91 (57.2) | 10 (50.0) | 92 (59.4) | 9 (37.5) | 87 (59.2) | 14 (43.8) | |||
Evening (n=78) | 68 (42.8) | 10 (50.0) | 63 (40.6) | 15 (62.5) | 60 (40.8) | 18 (56.2) |
*Independent of HPV risk category.
HPV, human papillomavirus.