Table 2 HPV persistence and clearance rate at six-month follow up without treatment stratified by HPV type.

From: Persistence and clearance rates of human papillomaviruses in a cohort of women treated or not treated for cervical dysplasia in northwest Ethiopia

HPV genotypes

Frequency

Baseline

6 months Persistent and clearance rate without treatment

Persistent rate

Clearance rate

95% CI

P-value

High and probable high risk

89

41

65.9%(27/41)

34.1%(14/41)

0.190–0.493

< 0.001

Type-16

40

13

92.31%(12/13)

7.69%(1/13)

-0.09-0.25

0.337

Type 16 alone

24

8

87.5%(7/8)

12.5%(1/8)

-0.17-0.42

0.351

Type-18

16

7

71.43%(5/7)

28.57%(2/7)

-0.17-0.74

0.172

Type-35

12

6

50%(3/6)

50%(3/6)

-0.08-1.08

0.076

Type-52

12

4

75%(3/4)

25%(1/4)

-0.55-1.05

0.391

Type-58

18

8

75%(6/8)

25%(2/8)

-0.14-0.64

0.170

Other high risks (HPV-31/33/39/45/51/56/59/66/68

24

15

60%(9/15)

40%(6/15)

0.12–0.68

< 0.001

Possible and low risk

31

21

71.4%(15/21)

28.6%(6/21)

0.08–0.49

0.01

Type-53

16

9

66.67%(6/9)

33.33%(3/9)

-0.05-0.72

0.081

Type-70

8

6

66.67%(4/6)

33.33%(2/6)

-0.02-0.88

0.175

Other possible and low risks (HPV-6/11/26/40/42/44/54/61/73/82)

16

13

69.23%(9/13)

30.77%(4/13)

0.02–0.59

0.04

Single

58

28

57.1%(16/28)

42.9%(12/18)

0.23–0.62

< 0.001

Multiple

31

13

84.6%(11/13)

15.4%(2/13)

-0.07-0.38

0.165