Table 1: Risk factors for HSV-2 sero-positivity-All women.
Risk Factors | Total | No. of HSV-2 Pos. women | HSV-2 Pos % | P-value |
Age (years) | ||||
18-24 | 416 | 97 | 23.30% | < 0.0001 |
25-29 | 905 | 326 | 36.00% | |
30-34 | 678 | 312 | 46.00% | |
35+ | 340 | 172 | 50.60% | |
Gest. Age (weeks) | ||||
0-18 | 926 | 383 | 41.40% | 0.0632 |
19-31 | 1250 | 470 | 37.60% | |
32+ | 163 | 54 | 33.10% | |
No. of sex partners (past 3 months) | ||||
0 | 74 | 42 | 56.80% | 0.005 |
1 | 2262 | 864 | 38.20% | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Douching | ||||
No | 625 | 235 | 37.60% | 0.47 |
Yes | 1713 | 672 | 39.20% | |
Condom freq. (weekly) | ||||
0 | 2233 | 843 | 37.80% | < 0.0001 |
1-2 | 70 | 42 | 60.00% | |
3+ | 35 | 22 | 62.90% | |
Genital ulcer disease | ||||
No | 1914 | 644 | 33.60% | < 0.001 |
Yes | 426 | 264 | 61.90% | |
Age of sex partner (years) | ||||
18-24 | 25 | 2 | 8.00% | |
25-29 | 230 | 47 | 20.40% | < 0.0001 |
30-34 | 667 | 223 | 33.40% | |
35+ | 1307 | 587 | 44.90% | |
First pregnancy | ||||
No | 1880 | 800 | 42.60% | < 0.0001 |
Yes | 458 | 106 | 23.10% | |
HIV status | ||||
Negative | 1924 | 672 | 34.90% | < 0.0001 |
Positive | 224 | 171 | 76.30% |