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Table 2 Frequency of genital infections detected in indigenous women of the Department of Presidente Hayes, Paraguay

From: Human papillomavirus and other genital infections in indigenous women from Paraguay: a cross-sectional analytical study

 

n (%)

95% CI

n Total

181 (100)

 

HPV

42 (23.2)

17.3-30.0

HR-HPV*

29 (16.1)

11.1-22.3

Probable HR-HPV**

7 (3.9)

1.6-7.8

Syphilis (VDRL & IgG***)

21 (11.6)

7.3-17.2

Trichomonas vaginalis

19 (10.5)

6.4-15.9

Chlamydia trachomatis

18 (9.9)

6.0-15.3

HIV

1 (0.6)

0-3.0

STI total****

75 (41.4)

34.2-49

More than 1 STIs

22 (12.2)

7.8-17.8

Other genital infection

  

Gardnerella vaginalis

83 (45.9)

38.4-53.4

Mycoplasma hominis

56 (30.9)

24.3-38.2

Ureaplasma urealyticum

37 (20.4)

14.8-27.1

Cándida sp

13 (7.2)

3.9-12.0

  1. CI: Confidence Interval; HPV: human papillomavirus; HR-HPV: high-risk oncogenic HPV; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; STI: sexually transmitted infection (HPV, VDRL, Trichomonas vaginalis, Chlamydia trachomatis, HIV); VDRL: Venereal Disease Research Laboratory.
  2. *Frequency of positive samples for at least one type of HR-HPV.
  3. **Frequency of positive samples for at least one type of probable HR-HPV.
  4. ***Confirmed by Immunoglobulin G (IgG).
  5. **** Frequency of women with at least one sexually transmitted infection.
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