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Table 3 Detection of hrHPV categorized by age group

From: High-risk human papillomavirus detection in self-collected vaginal samples compared with healthcare worker collected cervical samples among women attending gynecology clinics at a tertiary hospital in Pretoria, South Africa

Age category (in years)

Participants per age group

Healthcare worker-sampling

Self-sampling

P-value*

hrHPV Positive (%)

hrHPV Negative (%)

hrHPV Positive (%)

hrHPV Negative (%)

≤ 29

151

86 (57.0)

65 (43.0)

86 (57.0)

65 (43.0)

1.0000

30–39

172

78 (45.3)

94 (54.7)

76 (44.2)

96 (55.8)

0.8145

40–49

121

59 (48.8)

62 (51.2)

59 (48.8)

62 (51.2)

1.0000

50–59

61

23 (37.7)

38 (62.3)

23 (37.7)

38 (62.3)

1.0000

≥ 60

19

7 (36.8)

12 (63.2)

7 (36.8)

12 (63.2)

1.0000

Unknown

3

–

3(100.0)

–

3 (100.0)

1.0000

Total

527

253 (48.0)

274 (52.0)

251 (47.6)

276 (52.4)

0.9036

  1. *McNemar test for correlated proportions