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Table 3 Logistic regression analyses to investigate sexual risk determinants associated with HSV-1 and HSV-2 seropositivitya

From: Herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in the Netherlands: seroprevalence, risk factors and changes during a 12-year period

  

HSV-1

HSV-2

N (%)

OR [95 % CI]b

aOR [95 % CI]c

OR [95 % CI]b

aOR [95 % CI]c

Number of recent partnersd

 0 partners

226 (6.28)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 1 partners

3031 (84.19)

1.39 [1.05-1.83]

1.12 [0.71-1.75]

1.28 [0.81-2.04]

0.52 [0.24-1.12]

 > = 2 partners

195 (5.42)

1.15 [0.75-1.74]

0.85 [0.50-1.46]

1.51 [0.82-2.78]

0.48 [0.21-1.12]

 Unknown

148 (4.11)

1.68 [1.10-2.59]

1.34 [0.84-2.13]

1.27 [0.65-2.48]

0.78 [0.37-1.64]

Sexual preference

 Heterosexual

3242 (90.06)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Homo-/bisexual

47 (1.31)

1.10 [0.66-1.84]

1.23 [0.72-2.11]

2.31 [1.23-4.35]

1.94 [0.98-3.83]

 Unknown

311 (8.64)

0.78 [0.62-0.98]

0.87 [0.60-1.26]

0.58 [0.38-0.91]

0.35 [0.17-0.72]

Self-reported history of STI

 No

3326 (92.39)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes, excluding genital herpes

123 (3.42)

1.18 [0.79-1.76]

1.18 [0.78-1.76]

1.75 [1.06-2.90]

1.66 [0.98-2.81]

 Yes, genital herpes

29 (0.81)

1.88 [0.78-4.50]

1.84 [0.75-4.53]

7.53 [3.20-17.69]

7.71 [3.19-18.60]

 Unknown

122 (3.39)

1.11 [0.73-1.68]

1.04 [0.69-1.58]

1.12 [0.60-2.09]

1.21 [0.66-2.22]

Age at sexual debut

 <=16 years

871 (24.19)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 17-20 years

1703 (47.31)

0.75 [0.63-0.89]

0.74 [0.62-0.88]

1.20 [0.88-1.63]

1.22 [0.88-1.69]

 > = 21 years

562 (15.61)

0.62 [0.51-0.76]

0.64 [0.52-0.78]

1.02 [0.74-1.41]

1.05 [0.74-1.49]

 Unknown

464 (12.89)

0.89 [0.72-1.09]

0.85 [0.70-1.04]

0.91 [0.61-1.38]

0.96 [0.63-1.46]

Condom use steady partnere

 Consistent

219 (13.13)

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

 Inconsistent

1068 (64.03)

0.96 [0.70-1.32]

-

1.12 [0.65-1.92]

-

 Unknown/no steady partner

381 (22.84)

0.91 [0.63-1.30]

-

0.79 [0.43-1.45]

-

Condom use casual partnere

 Consistent

80 (4.80)

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

 Inconsistent

68 (4.08)

1.25 [0.67-2.32]

-

0.30 [0.07-1.25]

-

 Unknown/no casual partner

1520 (91.13)

1.04 [0.66-1.63]

-

0.62 [0.31-1.24]

-

  1. Numbers and percentages were unweighted. Logistic regression analyses were unweighted, corrected for the complex survey design
  2. In bold: OR is statistically significant (p < 0.05)
  3. HSV herpes simplex virus; OR odds ratio; aOR adjusted odds ratio; CI confidence interval; Ref reference; STI sexually transmitted infection
  4. aOnly adults who ever had sexual intercourse were included. Adults were aged 17 to 44 years in Pienter-1 and 15 to 44 years in Pienter-2
  5. bOR adjusted for: gender, age, ethnicity and degree of urbanization
  6. cAdjusted for all variables including those presented in Table 2
  7. dNumber of partners in the past year for Pienter-1 and in the past 6 months for Pienter-2
  8. eCondom use in the past 6 months. Available for Pienter-2 only
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