- 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
