Research Article
The Epidemiology of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 Infection among Pregnant Women in Rural Mysore Taluk, India
Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of the sample of pregnant women attending the mobile medical clinics in rural Mysore, India.
| Characteristic | HSV-2 | Seronegative | Seropositive | No. | (%) | No. | (%) |
| Age | 446 | | 32 | | ≤17 | 15 | 28.6% | 0 | 0% | 18–20 | 228 | 60.0% | 15 | 46.8% | 21–23 | 142 | 32.1% | 11 | 34.4% | ≥24 | 61 | 13.9% | 6 | 18.8% | Education completed, years | 445 | | 32 | | None | 60 | 13.5% | 4 | 12.5% | 1–7 | 144 | 32.4% | 14 | 43.8% | 8–10 | 165 | 37.1% | 6 | 18.8% | >10 | 76 | 17.1% | 8 | 15.0% | Length of marriage, years | 446 | | 32 | | ≤1 | 151 | 33.9% | 10 | 31.3% | 1–3 | 181 | 40.6% | 11 | 34.4% | >3 | 114 | 25.6% | 11 | 34.4% | Have children | 446 | | 32 | | No | 248 | 55.6% | 19 | 59.4% | Yes | 198 | 44.4% | 13 | 40.6% | Household income, INR/month | 445 | | 32 | | <4000 ($87 USD) | 232 | 52.1% | 18 | 56.3% | ≥4000 ($87 USD) | 213 | 47.9% | 14 | 43.8% | Sex while you or partner was under influence of alcohol | 441 | | 32 | | Never | 386 | 87.5% | 26 | 81.3% | Ever | 55 | 12.5% | 6 | 18.8% | Main partner smokes cigarettes | 439 | | 32 | | Never | 288 | 65.6% | 23 | 71.9% | Ever | 151 | 34.4% | 9 | 28.1% | Main partner education completed, years | 443 | | 32 | | None | 119 | 26.9% | 10 | 31.3% | 1–7 | 115 | 26.0% | 9 | 28.1% | 8–10 | 130 | 29.4% | 6 | 18.8% | >10 | 79 | 17.8% | 7 | 21.9% | Main partner travels | 444 | | 32 | | Never | 402 | 90.5% | 25 | 78.1% | Ever | 42 | 9.5% | 7 | 21.9% | Main partner had other sex partners | 444 | | 32 | | Never | 374 | 84.2% | 25 | 78.1% | Ever | 48 | 10.8% | 3 | 9.4% | Do not know/refused | 22 | 5.0% | 4 | 12.5% |
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