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%