Table 3: Risk factors for HSV2 sero-positivity - HIV sero-positive women only.
Risk Factors | Total | No. of HSV-2 Pos. women | HSV-2 Pos% | P-value |
Age (years) | ||||
18-24 | 15 | 9 | 60.00% | 0.0772 |
25-29 | 92 | 66 | 71.70% | |
30-34 | 81 | 69 | 85.20% | |
35+ | 36 | 27 | 75.00% | |
Gest. Age (weeks) | ||||
0-18 | 110 | 84 | 76.40% | 0.834 |
19-31 | 97 | 75 | 77.30% | |
32+ | 17 | 12 | 70.60% | |
No. of sex partners (past 3 months) | ||||
1 | 19 | 18 | 94.70% | 0.0486 |
1 | 205 | 153 | 74.60% | |
Douching | ||||
No | 89 | 70 | 78.70% | 0.5085 |
Yes | 135 | 101 | 74.28% | |
Condom freq. (weekly) | ||||
0 | 155 | 122 | 78.70% | 0.4454 |
2-Jan | 47 | 33 | 70.20% | |
3+ | 22 | 16 | 72.70% | |
Genital ulcer disease | ||||
No | 220 | 168 | 76.40% | 0.9494 |
Yes | 4 | 3 | 75.00% | |
Age of sex partner (years) | ||||
25-29 | 8 | 5 | 62.50% | 0.1363 |
30-34 | 46 | 30 | 65.20% | |
35+ | 149 | 117 | 78.50% | |
First pregnancy | ||||
No | 192 | 146 | 76.00% | 0.7974 |
Yes | 32 | 25 | 78.10% |