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Table 4 HPV status of the newborn and children and maternal factors.

From: Perinatal transmission of human papilomavirus DNA

Maternal variable

Newborn and children HPV-DNA

 

Positive

(n = 12)

Negative

(n = 37)

Age (years)

    

≤ 19

6

(50%)

17

(45.9%)

≥ 20 to ≤ 29

3

(25%)

12

(32.4%)

≥ 30 to ≤ 39

3

(25%)

6

(16.2%)

≥ 40 to ≤ 49

-

-

2

(5.4%)

Mean for newborn HPV-DNA positive group (25.3 ± 8.1 years)

-

-

-

-

Mean for newborn HPV-DNA negative group (23.6 ± 8.2 years)

-

-

-

-

Race

    

White

10

(83.3%)

34

(91.9%)

Non-white

2

(16.7%)

3

(8.1%)

Level of education

    

Illiterate

-

-

-

-

Elementary (complete or incomplete)

7

(58.3%)

21

(56.8%)

High school (complete or incomplete)

4

(33.3%)

16

(43.2%)

College (complete or incomplete)

1

(8.4%)

-

-

Smoking

    

No

7

(58.3%)

27

(73%)

< 10 cigarettes per day

1

(8.3%)

5

(13.5%)

≥ 10 cigarettes per day

4

(33.3%)

5

(13.5%)

Marital status

    

Married

1

(8.3%)

10

(27%)

Single

3

(25%)

8

(21.6%)

Cohabiting

7

(58.4%)

18

(48.6%)

Divorced, separated

1

(8.3%)

1

(2.7%)

Marital stability (years)

    

≤ 2

9

(75%)

25

(67.6%)

≥ 3 to ≤ 5

2

(16.7%)

8

(21.6%)

≥ 6

1

(8.3%)

4

(10.8%)

Mean for newborn HPV-DNA positive group (2.9 ± 4.6 years)

-

-

-

-

Mean for newborn HPV-DNA negative group (2.9 ± 4.7 years)

-

-

-

-

History of Immunodepression (HIV)*

    

No

10

(83.3%)

37

(100%)

Yes

2

(16.7%)

-

-

  1. Data are reported as number and percentage (in parentheses) of newborn and children infection positive or negative for human papillomavirus. *P < 0.007 indicates a statistically significant difference between the positive and negative groups by Pearson's chi-square test (HIV – acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).