Distribution of HPV genotypes by age group, ethnicity, marital status and partner’s behaviours
| Cervicovaginal HPV | HPV-positive n (%) | HR-HPV-positive n (%) | HPV 16-positive n (%) | HPV 52-positive n (%) | HPV 58-positive n (%) | HPV 18-positive n (%) | HPV 45-positive n (%) | HPV 31-positive n (%) | HPV 6/11-positive n (%) | HPV 16/18-positive n (%) | HPV 6/11/16/18- positive n (%) | HPV 6/11/16/ 18/31/33/45/ 52/58-positive n (%) |
| Age group | ||||||||||||
| 18–24 (n=76) | 9 (11.9) | 8 (10.5) | 2 (2.6) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 3 (3.9) | 4 (5.3) | 5 (6.6) |
| 25–30 (n=239) | 15 (6.3) | 13 (5.4) | 5 (2.1) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) | 7 (2.9) | 9 (3.8) | 12 (5.0) |
| 31–40 (n=374) | 30 (8.0) | 29 (7.8) | 4 (1.1) | 5 (1.3) | 4 (1.1) | 0 | 6 (1.6) | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) | 4 (1.1) | 6 (1.6) | 22 (5.9) |
| 41–50 (n=296) | 17 (5.7) | 15 (5.1) | 3 (1.0) | 5 (1.7) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.4) | 6 (2.0) | 14 (4.7) |
| 51–60 (n=205) | 15 (7.3) | 15 (7.3) | 2 (1.0) | 0 | 4 (2.0) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 5 (2.4) | 5 (2.4) | 9 (4.4) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| Malay (n=599) | 33 (5.5) | 31 (5.2) | 8 (1.3) | 4 (0.7) | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.7) | 3 (0.5) | 4 (0.7) | 2 (0.3) | 12 (2.0) | 14 (2.3) | 24 (4.0) |
| Chinese (n=272) | 16 (5.9) | 14 (5.1) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.5) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.5) | 6 (2.2) | 14 (5.1) |
| Indian (n=294) | 35 (11.9) | 34 (11.6) | 5 (1.7) | 6 (0.2) | 5 (1.7) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 6 (2.0) | 8 (2.7) | 22 (7.5) |
| Others (n=25) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (4.0) | 1 (4.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.0) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (8.0) | 2 (8.0) |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Single/not married (n=49) | 4 (8.2) | 3 (6.1) | 1 (2.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) | 2 (4.1) | 2 (4.1) |
| Married (n=1053) | 67 (6.4) | 63 (6.0) | 13 (2.1) | 8 (0.8) | 10 (0.9) | 4 (0.4) | 6 (0.6) | 5 (0.5) | 5 (0.5) | 17 (1.6) | 22 (2.1) | 49 (4.7) |
| Divorced (n=42) | 5 (11.9) | 5 (11.9) | 2 (4.8) | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 0 | 3 (7.1) | 3 (7.1) | 4 (9.5) |
| Widowed (n=46) | 10 (21.7) | 9 (19.6) | 0 | 3 (6.5) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (4.3) | 3 (6.5) | 7 (15.2) |
| Partner’s behaviours | ||||||||||||
| Stays at home and no other partner (n=769) | 36 (4.7) | 34 (4.4) | 3 (0.4) | 6 (0.8) | 5 (0.7) | 3 (0.4) | 5 (0.7) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.4) | 6 (0.8) | 9 (1.2) | 25 (3.3) |
| Stays at home but have other partner (n=108) | 11 (10.2) | 10 (9.3) | 4 (3.7) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (1.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.9) | 4 (3.7) | 5 (4.6) | 8 (7.4) |
| Stays away but no partner (n=101) | 11 (10.9) | 9 (8.9) | 2 (2.0) | 0 | 1 (1.0) | 2 (2.0) | 0 | 1 (1.0) | 2 (2.0) | 4 (4.0) | 6 (5.9) | 9 (8.9) |
| Stays away and has other partner (n=51) | 7 (13.7) | 7 (13.7) | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.9) | 0 | 2 (3.9) | 2 (3.9) | 5 (9.8) |
| No current partner (n=149) | 21 (14.1) | 20 (13.4) | 5 (3.4) | 3 (2.0) | 3 (2.0) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (2.0) | 3 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | 7 (4.7) | 8 (5.4) | 15 (10.1) |
HPV, human papillomavirus; HR, high-risk.