• HIV: An infection of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) increases the susceptibility to develop cervical cancer.
• Age: Cervical cancer affects mostly middle-aged women.
• Cigarette Smoking
• Promiscuity: Having multiple sex- partners or having a promiscuous partner
• History of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Having had multiple full-term pregnancies
• Long term use of Oral Contraceptives