Sexual behavioural factors among study participants
| Variables | n (%) | HPV prevalence (%) | P value |
| Age of sexual debut | |||
| <18 years old | 98 (8.2) | 11.2 | 0.316* |
| 18–25 years old | 766 (64.4) | 7.20 | |
| 26–30 years old | 251 (21.1) | 4.80 | |
| 31–40 years old | 42 (3.5) | 7.10 | |
| >40 years old | 2 (0.2) | 0 | |
| Missing | 31 (2.6) | 16.13 | |
| Lifetime sex partner | |||
| 1 | 960 (80.7) | 6.98 | 0.587† |
| 2 | 109 (9.2) | 6.42 | |
| 3+ | 66 (5.5) | 10.61 | |
| Don’t know/refused to answer | 32 (2.7) | 9.38 | |
| Missing | 23 (1.9) | 8.70 | |
| New partner in the last 12 months | |||
| No | 1145 (96.2) | 6.90 | 0.514* |
| Yes | 4 (0.3) | 25.00 | |
| Decline to respond | 2 (0.2) | 0 | |
| N/A | 22 (1.9) | 9.09 | |
| Missing | 17 (1.4) | 23.53 | |
| Current sex partner | |||
| No | 128 (10.7) | 14.84 | <0.008† |
| Yes | 1038 (87.2) | 6.26 | |
| Declined to answer | 3 (0.3) | 0 | |
| Missing | 21 (1.8) | 9.52 | |
| Partner’s circumcision status | |||
| No | 375 (31.5) | 7.73 | <0.009* |
| Yes | 640 (53.8) | 5.47 | |
| Don’t know/declined to answer | 22 (1.8) | 4.55 | |
| N/A | 128 (10.8) | 14.84 | |
| Missing | 25 (2.1) | 8.00 | |
| Partner’s behaviours | |||
| Stays at home and no partner | 769 (64.6) | 4.68 | <0.000* |
| Stays at home but have other partner | 108 (9.1) | 10.19 | |
| Stays away but no partner | 101 (8.5) | 10.89 | |
| Stays away and has other partner | 51 (4.3) | 13.73 | |
| No current partner | 149 (12.5) | 14.09 | |
| Missing | 12 (1.0) | 0 | |
Missing data were not included in the analysis.
*P value generated using χ2 test.
†P value generated using Fisher exact test.
N/A, not available.