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Table 2 HSV-2 seroprevalence and correlates among 700 women aged 18-39 years by crude logistic regression analysis in a population-based study, Arkhangelsk, Russia, 2010-2011

From: Seroprevalence and correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among young adults in Arkhangelsk, Northwest Russia: a population-based cross-sectional study

Variables

N (%)

HSV-2-positive (%)

Crude OR (95 % CI)*

Age

 18-24 years

293 (41.9 %)

33 (11.3 %)

referent

 25-29 years

168 (24.0 %)

46 (27.4 %)

2.97 (1.81-4.88)

 30-34 years

147 (21.0 %)

51 (34.7 %)

4.19 (2.55-6.88)

 35-39 years

92 (13.1 %)

38 (41.3 %)

5.54 (3.20-9.62)

Marrital status

 Single

305 (43.6 %)

48 (15.7 %)

referent

 Divorced/widowed

51 (7.3 %)

18 (35.3 %)

2.92 (1.52-5.60)

 Cohabiting

139 (19.9 %)

44 (31.7 %)

2.48 (1.55-3.98)

 Married

205 (29.3 %)

58 (28.3 %)

2.11 (1.37-3.26)

Education

 Low (secondary school or less)

85 (12.1 %)

30 (35.3 %)

referent

 Average (secondary/vocational)

155 (22.1 %)

46 (29.7 %)

0.77 (0.44-1.36)

 High (incomplete higher/higher)

460 (65.8 %)

92 (20.0 %)

0.46 (0.28-0.76)

Income

 Low

115 (16.4 %)

25 (21.7 %)

referent

 Medium

515 (73.6 %)

119 (23.1 %)

1.08 (0.66-1.76)

 High

70 (10 %)

24 (34.3 %)

1.88 (0.97-3.65)

Smoking status

 Never

340 (48.6 %)

60 (17.6 %)

referent

 Ever

360 (51.4 %)

108 (30.0 %)

2.0 (1.40-2.86)

Age at sexual debut

 <18 years

356 (50.9 %)

104 (29.2 %)

referent

 ≥18 years

344 (49.1 %)

64 (18.6 %)

0.49 (0.26-0.92)

Ever-use of condoms

 Yes†

679 (97.0 %)

159 (23.9 %)

referent

 No

21 (3.0 %)

9 (42.9 %)

2.45 (1.02-5.93)

Condom use at sexual debut

 Yes†

314 (44.9 %)

60 (19.1 %)

referent

 No/don’t remember‡

386 (55.1 %)

108 (38.8 %)

1.65 (1.15-2.35)

Condom use in a steady relationship

 Always or almost always

162 (23.1 %)

21 (13.0 %)

referent

 Sometimes or rarely

318 (45.4 %)

78 (24.5 %)

2.18 (1.29-3.69)

 Never

220 (31.4 %)

69 (31.4 %)

3.07 (1.79-5.26)

Lifetime number of sexual partners

 0-1

97 (13.9 %)

7 (7.2 %)

referent

 2-5

330 (47.1 %)

74 (22.4 %)

3.72 (1.65-8.37)

 ≥6

273 (39.0 %)

87 (31.9 %)

6.01 (2.68-13.52)

History of STI

 Never/don’t know

543 (77.6 %)

112 (20.6 %)

referent

 Yes

157 (22.4 %)

56 (35.7 %)

2.13 (1.45-3.14)

Frequency of drinking alcohol

 Never, monthly or less

317 (45.3 %)

67 (21.1 %)

referent

 2-4 times a month

290 (41.4 %)

76 (26.2 %)

1.33 (0.91-1.93)

 ≥2 times a week

93 (13.3 %)

25 (26.9 %)

1.37 (0.81-2.33)

Binge drinking§

 Never

173 (24.7 %)

31 (17.9 %)

referent

 Ever

527 (75.3 %)

137 (26.0 %)

1.61 (1.04-2.49)

  1. *Significant association in bold, the statistical significance is at the 0.05 level
  2. †Includes 14 women reporting no sex debut (i.e. without any risk of HSV-2 infection)
  3. ‡Includes 40 women who did not remember
  4. §Drinking 6 or more units in one occasion
  5. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, STI sexually transmitted infection