Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants in relation to HHV-8 seropositivity and anti-HHV-8 titer level.
Total | No. HHV-8 neg (%) | No. HHV-8 pos (%) | No. low titer (%) | No. med. titer (%) | No. high titer (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 2191 | 1337 (61.0) | 854 (39.0) | 530 (62.1) | 227 (26.6) | 97 (11.4) |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 857 (39.1) | 522 (60.9) | 335 (39.1) | 207 (61.8) | 85 (25.4) | 43 (12.8) |
Female | 1334 (60.9) | 815 (61.1) | 519 (38.9) | 323 (62.2) | 142 (27.4) | 54 (10.4) |
Age group | ||||||
<35 | 205 (9.4) | 157 (76.6) | 48 (23.4) | 38(79.2) | 9(18.8) | 1 (2.1) |
35–44 | 333 (15.2) | 220 (66.1) | 113 (33.9) | 77 (68.1) | 31(27.4) | 5 (4.4) |
45–54 | 533 (24.4) | 343 (64.4) | 190 (35.7) | 121 (63.7) | 51 (26.8) | 18(9.5) |
55–64 | 539 (24.6) | 319 (59.2) | 220 (40.8) | 133 (60.5) | 60(27.3) | 27(12.3) |
≥ 65 | 578 (26.4) | 297 (51.4) | 281(48.6) | 159 (56.6) | 76(27.1) | 46(16.4) |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 527 (24.1) | 352 (66.8) | 175 (33.2) | 124 (70.9) | 42 (24.0) | 9 (5.1) |
Married | 1161 (53.1) | 703 (60.6) | 458 (39.5) | 292 (63.8) | 115 (25.1) | 51 (11.1) |
Widowed | 344 (15.7) | 182 (52.9) | 162 (47.1) | 87 (53.7) | 52 (32.1) | 23 (14.2) |
Divorced | 153 (7.0) | 95 (62.1) | 58 (37.9) | 27 (46.6) | 18 (31.0) | 13 (22.4) |
Separated | ||||||
No. of lifetime sexual Partners | ||||||
0–2 | 455 (22.6) | 288(63.3) | 167 (36.7) | 103 (61.7) | 47 (28.1) | 17 (10.2) |
3–4 | 1051 (52.2) | 628(59.8) | 423 (40.3) | 267 (63.1) | 111 (26.2) | 45 (10.6) |
≥ 5 | 508 (25.2) | 306(60.2) | 202 (39.8) | 123 (60.9) | 51 (25.3) | 28 (13.9) |
Education | ||||||
None | 581 (26.7) | 310 (53.4) | 271 (46.6) | 153 (56.5) | 82 (30.3) | 36 (13.3) |
1–5 years | 878 (40.3) | 539 (61.4) | 339 (38.6) | 219 (64.6) | 83 (24.5) | 37 (10.9) |
≥ 6 years | 719 (33.0) | 479 (66.6) | 240 (33.4) | 156 (65.0) | 60 (25.0) | 24 (10.0) |
Occupation | ||||||
White-collar | 270 (13.5) | 181 (67.0) | 89 (33.0) | 52 (58.4) | 25 (28.1) | 12 (13.5) |
Non-active | 237 (11.8) | 138 (58.2) | 99 (41.8) | 68 (68.7) | 21 (21.2) | 10 (10.1) |
Farming | 97 (4.8) | 56 (57.7) | 41 (42.3) | 27 (65.9) | 7 (17.1) | 7 (17.1) |
Industry | 559 (27.9) | 378 (67.6) | 181 (32.4) | 109 (60.2) | 47 (26.0) | 25 (13.8) |
Domestic | 756 (37.7) | 424 (56.1) | 332 (43.9) | 202 (60.8) | 97 (29.2) | 33 (9.9) |
Unspecified | 88 (4.4) | 56 (63.6) | 32 (36.4) | 17 (53.1) | 10 (31.3) | 5 (15.6) |
Place of birth | ||||||
Rural | 1245 (59.0) | 729 (58.6) | 516 (41.5) | 324 (62.8) | 133 (25.8) | 59 (11.4) |
Urban | 866 (41.0) | 553 (63.9) | 313 (36.1) | 188 (60.1) | 89 (28.4) | 36 (11.5) |
Place of residence | ||||||
Urban | 1698 (79.6) | 1038 (80.0) | 259 (20.0) | 413 (62.6) | 170 (25.8) | 77 (11.7) |
Rural | 435 (20.4) | 660 (79.0) | 176 (21.1) | 103 (58.5) | 54 (30.7) | 19 (10.8) |