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Table 3 HSV-2 infection and correlates among 543 men aged 18-39 years by multivariable 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

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)*

Age

 18-24

referent

 25-29

2.70 (0.98-7.23)

 30-34

3.95 (1.46-10.72)

 35-39

4.05 (1.38-11.86)

Marital status

 Single

referent

 Divorced/widowed

2.85 (1.06-7.70)

 Cohabiting

2.45 (1.07-5.62)

 Married

1.52 (0.73-3.19)

Education

 Low (secondary school or less)

referent

 Average (secondary/vocational)

0.57 (0.28-1.19)

 High (Incomplete higher/higher)

0.71 (0.36-1.39)

Smoking status

 Never

referent

 Ever

2.05 (0.89-4.72)

Age at sexual debut

 <18 years

referent

 ≥18 years

0.53 (0.26-1.07)

Condom use at sexual debut

 Yes†

referent

 No/don’t remember‡

1.07 (0.59-1.96)

History of STI

 No/don’t know

referent

 Yes

2.11 (1.14-3.91)

Sex with a commercial sex worker

 No

referent

 Yes/don’t want to answer§

1.35 (0.73-2.48)

  1. *Significant association in bold
  2. †Includes 4 men reporting no sex debut (i.e. without any risk of HSV-2 infection)
  3. ‡Includes 24 men who did not remember
  4. §Includes 21 men who did not want to answer
  5. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, STI sexually transmitted infection