| Characteristic | n | Incidence (%) | IRR (95% CI) | P-value | aIRR (95% CI) | P-value |
| Age: | ||||||
| 26 - 47 years | 50 | 11 (22.0) | Reference | |||
| 18 - 25 years | 56 | 14 (25.0) | 1.14 (0.57 - 2.27) | 0.716 | Not included | |
| Marital status: | ||||||
| Ever married | 77 | 18 (23.4) | Reference | |||
| single | 29 | 7 (27.4) | 1.03 (0.48 - 2.21) | 0.934 | Not included | |
| Circumcised: | ||||||
| No | 77 | 19 (24.7) | Reference | |||
| Yes | 29 | 6 (20.7) | 0.84 (0.37 - 1.89) | 0.667 | Not included | |
| Sexual partners in 12 months: | ||||||
| < 2 partner | 43 | 4 (9.3) | 0.28 (0.10 - 0.76) | 0.004 | Reference | |
| ≥ 2partners | 63 | 21 (33.3) | 3.58 (1.32 - 9.71) | 0.004 | 4.77 (1.12 - 11.28) | 0.009 |
| Sexual partners in lifetime: | ||||||
| ≤ 5 partners | 39 | 4 (10.3) | Reference | |||
| > 5 partners | 67 | 21 (31.3) | 3.06 (1.13 - 8.26) | 0.014 | 3.76 (0.86 - 9.15) | 0.089 |
| Transactional sex: | ||||||
| Yes | 80 | 24 (30.0) | Reference | Reference | ||
| No | 26 | 1 (3.8) | 0.09 (0.00 - 0.71) | 0.006 | 0.15 (0.08 - 0.95) | 0.047 |
| Most recent sexual partner: | ||||||
| Wife/regular girlfriend | 77 | 12 (15.6) | 0.05 (0.00 - 0.39) | 0.002 | Reference | |
| Casual partner/Sex worker | 29 | 13 (44.8) | 4.40 (1.53 - 12.82) | 0.002 | 3.03 (1.17 - 8.58) | 0.012 |
| Condom use with new partner: | ||||||
| ≥ 50% of the time | 62 | 9 (14.5) | 0.30 (0.10 - 0.83) | 0.009 | Reference | |
| < 50% of the time | 44 | 16 (36.4) | 3.37 (1.21 - 9.56) | 0.009 | 2.53 (1.12 - 7.38) | 0.021 |
| Ever use of Condom: | ||||||
| Ever used condom | 84 | 17 (20.2) | Reference | |||
| Never used condom | 22 | 8 (36.4) | 0.44 (0.14 - 1.38) | 0.113 | Not included | |
| History of STI: | ||||||
| No | 90 | 21 (23.3) | Reference | |||
| Yes | 16 | 4 (25.0) | 1.10 (0.26 - 4.23) | 0.885 | Not included | |
| Baseline HIV: | ||||||
| Negative | 92 | 21 (22.8) | Reference | |||
| Positive | 14 | 4 (28.6) | 1.35 (0.32 - 5.40) | 0.637 | Not included | |
| Persistent all HPV: | ||||||
| Negative | 51 | 8 (15.6) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Positive | 59 | 17 (28.8) | 2.4 (0.85 - 6.92) | 0.065 | 1.12 (0.37 - 3.41) | 0.844 |
| Persistent HR HPV: | ||||||
| Negative | 67 | 10 (14.9) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Positive | 39 | 15 (38.5) | 3.56 (1.28 - 10.06) | 0.006 | 3.35 (1.21 - 11.37) | 0.009 |
| Persistent LR HPV: | ||||||
| Negative | 63 | 13 (20.6) | Reference | |||
| Positive | 43 | 12 (27.9) | 1.49 (0.55 - 4.03) | 0.387 | Not included |