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Table 4 Logistic regression model for factors associated with poor cell differentiation and HIV seropositivity

From: HIV serostatus and tumor differentiation among patients with cervical cancer at Bugando Medical Centre

Factor

OR

95% CI

p-value

1: binary analysis

Factors associated with cell differentiation

Previous history of STI versus none

1.39

0.39-4.90

0.623

History of modern contraceptive use versus never used

0.16

0.06-0.49

0.001

Age at first delivery before 18 years versus ≥ 18 years

0.64

0.23-1.78

0.389

History of multiple sexual partners in one’s lifetime versus none

0.98

0.32-3.01

0.968

Age > 50 years versus ≤ 50 years

1.91

0.70-5.24

0.209

Factors associated with HIV serostatus

Previous history of STI versus none

3.43

1.09-10.79

0.035

History of modern contraceptive use versus never used

5.79

1.99-16.83

0.001

Age at first delivery before 18 years versus ≥18 years

1.78

0.64-4.91

0.272

History of multiple sexual partners in one’s lifetime versus none

5.56

1.18-26.25

0.030

Age > 50 years versus ≤50 years

0.09

0.02-0.36

0.001

2: HIV and cancer cellular differentiation n = 72

Binary (unadjusted) logistic regression: HIV and cancer cell differentiation (poorly differentiated versus well and moderately differentiated)

0.21

0.04-1.02

0.053

Multivariate (adjusted) logistic regression: HIV and cancer cell differentiation (poorly differentiated versus well and moderately differentiated) *

5.62

1.76-17.94

0.004

  1. * adjusted for ever used modern contraception or not.