Table 2 Seroprevalence of HSV-2 by demographic characteristics of the total population
HSV-2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable group | Total | Positive | Crude | Adjusted | |||||
N | N | (%) | OR | 95% CI | P value1 | OR2 | 95% CI | Pvalue | |
All women | 389 | 205 | (53) | 47.7–57.6 | |||||
Age | |||||||||
< 26 | 98 | 36 | (37) | 1.0 | (Ref) | ||||
26–34 | 104 | 57 | (55) | 2.1 | 1.2–3.6 | 0.01 | |||
35–45 | 98 | 64 | (65) | 3.2 | 1.8–5.8 | 0.0001 | |||
> 45 | 89 | 48 | (54) | 2.0 | 1.1–3.6 | 0.019 | |||
Occupation | |||||||||
Professional or student | 51 | 21 | (41) | 1.0 | (Ref) | 1.0 | (Ref) | ||
Self employed3 | 136 | 65 | (48) | 1.3 | 0.7–2.5 | 0.40 | 0.9 | 0.5–1.9 | 0.90 |
Housewife | 202 | 119 | (59) | 2.0 | 1.1–3.9 | 0.02 | 1.6 | 0.8–3.1 | 0.10 |
Number of children | |||||||||
0 | 41 | 11 | (27) | 1.0 | (Ref) | 1.0 | (Ref) | ||
1–3 | 225 | 114 | (51) | 2.8 | 1.3–5.9 | 0.006 | 2.7 | 1.2–5.8 | 0.01 |
4–10 | 123 | 80 | (65) | 5.0 | 2.3–11 | 0.0001 | 4.6 | 1.8–11 | 0.001 |
Current family planning method | |||||||||
Condom | 14 | 4 | (29) | 1.0 | (Ref) | 1.0 | (Ref) | ||
Hormonal contraception | 128 | 74 | (58) | 3.4 | 1.0–11 | 0.04 | 2.6 | 0.8–8.9 | 0.40 |
Others4 | 41 | 25 | (61) | 3.9 | 1.0–14 | 0.04 | 2.5 | 0.6–8.9 | 0.10 |
None | 206 | 102 | (49) | 2.4 | 0.7–8.1 | 0.14 | 1.7 | 0.5–5.9 | 0.20 |
Residence | |||||||||
Large size town | 239 | 112 | (47) | 1.0 | (Ref) | 1.0 | (Ref) | ||
Small size town | 73 | 41 | (56) | 1.4 | 0.8–2.4 | 0.16 | 1.5 | 0.8–2.5 | 0.15 |
Villages | 77 | 52 | (67) | 2.4 | 1.4–3.9 | 0.0016 | 2.4 | 1.4–4.1 | 0.02 |