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Table 4 HSV-2 infection and correlates among 700 women 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 for women (95 % CI)*

Age

 18-24

referent

 25-29

2.84 (1.61-5.03)

 30-34

4.36 (2.44-7.79)

 35-39

6.47 (3.23-12.97)

Marital status

 Single

referent

 Divorced/widowed

1.11 (0.52-2.38)

 Cohabiting

1.40 (0.82-2.39)

 Married

1.07 (0.64-1.77)

Education

 Low (secondary school or less)

referent

 Average (secondary/vocational)

0.71 (0.37-1.34)

 High (Incomplete higher/higher)

0.62 (0.35-1.10)

Income

 Low

referent

 Medium

1.48 (0.85-2.57)

 High

3.11 (1.45-6.71)

Smoking status

 Never

referent

 Ever

1.53 (0.98-2.37)

Age at sexual debut

 <18 years

referent

 ≥18 years

0.47 (0.31-0.72)

Ever-use of condoms

 Yes†

referent

 No

2.92 (0.99-8.62)

Condom use at sexual debut

 Yes†

referent

 No/don’t remember‡

0.94 (0.62-1.43)

Condom use in a steady relationship

 Always or almost always

referent

 Sometimes or rarely

1.30 (0.72-2.33)

 Never

1.38 (0.75-2.56)

Lifetime number of sexual partners

 0-1

referent

 2-5

2.72 (1.14-6.51)

 ≥6

2.54 (1.03-6.30)

History of STI

 No/don’t know

referent

 Yes

1.45 (0.94-2.24)

Binge drinking§

 Never

referent

 Ever

1.33 (0.80-2.23)

  1. *Significant association in bold
  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