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Table 4 The estimated incidence of maternal and neonatal HSV-2 transmission in a random sample of 563 resident semi-urban women from Kilifi, Kenya

From: Seroprevalence, predictors and estimated incidence of maternal and neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 infection in semi-urban women in Kilifi, Kenya

 

Force of infection(/100 susceptible$ women per year)

Estimated proportion susceptible (%)

Incidence of maternal infection (/1000 pregnancy per year)

Incidence of neonatal transmission (/100,000 births per year)

Estimate

3.8

58.6

17.1

33

LCL*

3.3

54.4

15.7

31

UCL

4.4

62.8

18.3

36

  1. *LCL, UCL Lower and upper 95% confidence interval, respectively
  2. $ It is assumed that seronegative status equates with susceptibility
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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