Table 3 HPV persistence and clearance rate at 12-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

12 months Persistent and clearance rate without treatment

Persistent rate

Clearance rate

95% CI

P-value

High and probable high risk

89

41

46.34%(19/41)

53.7%(22/41)

0.377–0.696

< 0.001

Type-16

40

13

76.92%(10/13)

23.08%(3/13)

-0.03-0.49

0.082

Type 16 alone

24

8

62.5%(5/8)

37.5%(3/8)

-0.06-0.81

0.08

Type-18

16

7

57.14%(4/7)

42.9%(3/7)

-0.07-0.92

0.078

Type-35

12

6

33.33%(2/6)

66.67%(4/6)

0.13–1.21

0.025

Type-52

12

4

75%(3/4)

25%(1/4)

-0.55-1.05

0.391

Type-58

18

8

50%(4/8)

50%(4/8)

0.05–0.95

0.033

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

24

15

40%(6/15)

60%(9/15)

0.32–0.88

< 0.001

Possible and low risk

31

21

47.62%(10/21)

52.4%(11/21)

0.29–0.76

< 0.001

Type-53

16

9

44.44%(4/9)

55.6%(5/9)

0.15–0.96

0.013

Type-70

8

6

50%(3/6)

50%(3/6)

-0.08-1.08

0.076

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

16

13

53.85%(7/13)

46.15%(6/13)

0.15–0.78

< 0.001

Single

58

28

32.1%(9/28)

67.9%(19/28)

0.49–0.86

< 0.01

Multiple

31

13

76.9%(10/13)

23.1%(3/13)

-0.03-0.49

0.082