Factors associated to the human papillomavirus in women with cervical cancer
Daiany Helena Stein Guedes, Bruno Henrique Fiorin, Marcos Vinícius Ferreira dos Santos, Kátia Cirlene Gomes Viana, Flávia Batista Portugal, Renan Alves Silva
Abstract
Objective: to analyze the factors associated with the human papillomavirus as related to cervical cancer. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out using secondary data from 75 medical records. The chi-squared and Fisher’s exact tests were used, considering papillomavirus infections as an outcome. Odds ratio were used to measure the effect, and the level of significance adopted was 5%. Results: the characteristics associated to the infection by the papillomavirus were: being 24 years old or younger (odds ratio=19.11; p=0.001), having finished high school or higher education (odds ratio=4.06; p=0.031), having multiple sex partners (odds ratio=5.50; p=0.028), and having not gone through menopause (p=0.009). Conclusion: sexual behavior and socioeconomic issues are related to cervical cancer as associated with the papillomavirus infection.