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Table 2 Prevalence of EBV, HPV or HSV in age range, number of partners within 3 months, condom usage and HIV status in the anorectum, oropharynx and urethra among 346 asymptomatic MSM

From: Prevalence and anatomical sites of human papillomavirus, Epstein-Barr virus and herpes simplex virus infections in men who have sex with men, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Factors

Anorectum, n (%)

Oropharynx, n (%)

Urethra, n (%)

EBV

HPV

HSV

EBV

HPV

HSV

EBV

HPV

HSV

Age range (years)

 18–20 (n = 76)

35 (46.1)

19 (25.0)

3 (3.9)

41 (53.9)

7 (9.2)

0

28 (36.8)

18 (23.7)

2 (2.6)

 21–30 (n = 139)

68 (48.9)

70 (50.4)*

3 (2.2)

77 (55.4)

25 (18.0)

3 (2.2)

71 (51.1)*

42 (30.2)

2(1.4)

 31–45 (n = 106)

51 (48.1)

50 (47.2)

3 (2.8)

44 (41.5)

10 (9.4)

7 (6.6)

48 (45.3)

23 (21.7)

3 (2.8)

 46–60 (n = 25)

11 (44.0)

13 (52.0) *

1 (4.0)

13 (52.0)

6 (24.0)

3 (12.0)

11 (44.0)

6 (24.0)

0

Number of partners within 3 months

 None (n = 129)

56 (43.4)

57 (44.2)

2 (1.6)

74 (57.4)

17 (13.2)

3 (2.3)

66 (51.2)

30 (23.3)

5 (3.9)

 1–2 (n = 166)

83 (50.0)

78 (47.0)

5 (3.0)

78 (47.0)

28 (16.9)

8 (4.8)

72 (43.4)

45 (27.1)

0

  > 2 (n = 51)

26 (51.0)

17 (33.3)

3 (5.9)

23 (45.1)

3 (5.9)

2 (3.9)

20 (39.2)

14 (27.5)

2 (3.9)

Condom usage

 Always (n = 223)

10 (47.1)

98 (43.9)

7 (3.1)

111 (49.8)

30 (13.5)

7 (3.1)

97 (43.5)

54 (24.2)

5 (2.2)

 Sometimes (n = 63)

36 (56.3)

23 (35.9)

2 (3.1)

33 (51.6)

6 (9.4)

3 (4.7)

28 (43.8)

21 (32.8)

1 (1.6)

 Never (n = 60)

24 (40.7)

31 (52.5)

1 (1.7)

31 (52.5)

12 (20.3)

3 (5.1)

33 (55.9)

14 (23.7)

1 (1.7)

HIV status

 Negative (n = 124)

60 (48.4)

53 (42.7)

6 (4.8)

56 (45.2)

21 (16.9)

6 (4.8)

45 (36.3)

30 (24.2)

2 (1.6)

 Positive (n = 110)

53 (48.2)

65 (59.1)*

4 (3.6)

70 (63.6)*

16 (14.5)

5 (4.5)

65 (59.1)*

32 (29.1)

3 (2.7)

 Unknown (n = 112)

52 (46.4)

34 (30.4)

0

49 (43.8)

11(9.8)

2 (1.8)

48 (42.9)

27 (24.1)

2 (1.8)

  1. * denotes significant difference at P < 0.05 by multivariate analysis