Table 5 Study population behavioral factors and herpes simplex virus infection sero-prevalence
Characteristics | No. tested | Prevalence of HSV infection | |
|---|---|---|---|
HSV 1 IgG N (%*) | HSV 2 IgG N (%*) | ||
Age of coitarche, years | |||
≤ 15 | 28 | 28 (7.4) | 23 (6.1) |
16–20 | 192 | 192 (50.5) | 157 (41.3) |
21–25 | 53 | 51 (13.4) | 38 (10.0) |
≥ 26 | 24 | 24 (6.3) | 13 (3.4) |
Do not remember | 83 | 82 (21.6) | 67 (17.6) |
χ2 (df), p- value | 8.150 (4), 0.086 | 11.521 (4), 0.021 | |
Number of life time sex partners | |||
1 | 155 | 154 (40.5) | 110 (28.9) |
2 | 91 | 90 (23.7) | 73 (19.2) |
3–9 | 127 | 126 (33.2) | 109 (28.7) |
10+ | 7 | 7 (1.8) | 6 (1.6) |
χ2 (df), p- value | 0.208 (3), 0.976 | 9.598 (3), 0.022 | |