HSV Serologic Testing for Pregnant Women: Willingness to Be Tested and Factors Affecting Testing

Table 1

Demographics and sexual history.

	Sample (𝑁=304)	Subgroup willing to be tested; (𝑛=134)	Subgroup unwilling to be tested; (𝑛=169)
Age, mean (SD), years	29.3 (6.2)	29.3 (6.1)	29.3 (6.3)
Race, %
White	87	84	91
Black	8	7	8
Asian	5	7	2
Type of insurance,*  %
Medicare	0	0	0
Medicaid	16	10	21
Private/employer-provided	83	89	79
None	<1	<1	0
Marital status,*  %
Single, living alone	5	2	8
Single, living with partner	25	23	27
Single, living with roommates/parents	10	11	9
Married	59	65	54
Divorced	1	0	2
Widowed	0	0	0
Employment status, %
Full time	40	39	41
Part Time	24	21	27
Unemployed	14	14	14
Homemaker/housewife	16	16	15
Full-time student	5	7	2
Other	3	4	3
Highest level of education, %
Elementary	<1	0	1
High school	31	28	34
Some college	32	29	34
Technical/other professional school	5	5	4
College	20	22	18
Postgraduate	12	16	9
2004 household pretax income, %
<$20,000	17	14	20
$20,000 to $39,999	26	29	23
$40,000 to $59,999	23	18	26
$60,000 to $79,999	13	15	12
$80,000 to $99,999	10	12	9
≥$100,000	10	12	9
Age at first sexual intercourse, %
15 or younger	20	19	20
16 or older	80	81	80
Estimated # of sexual partners, %
1	17	19	15
2 to 4	43	40	47
5 to 9	24	25	24
10 to 19	13	13	13
20 to 29	1	2	<1
30 to 39	<1	<1	1

* 𝑃<.05 for subgroup willing to be tested versus subgroup not willing to be tested.