Genital Infection with Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2 in Women from Natal, Brazil

Table 4

Distribution of prevalence rates of HSV-1 infection, without or with HSV-2 according to variables considered and association of the odds ratios obtained by univariate logistic regression model.

Variable	Herpes simplex virus type 1
	𝑁	Positive	Negative	Pos (%)	OR	95% IC	𝑃
Colposcopy
With alterations	84	29	55	34.5	1.36	0.83–2.22	0.303
Without alterations	136	38	98	27.9		Reference
Cytology
With alterations	63	17	46	27.0	0.90	0.47–1.72	0.753
Without alterations	165	48	117	29.1		Reference
Age (years)
<30	119	37	82	31.1	2.08	0.68–6.79	0.163
31–45	89	25	64	28.1	1.80	0.56–6.08	0.279
>45	28	5	23	17.9	1.0	[Reference]
Ethnicity
White	106	29	77	27.4		[Reference]
Nonwhite	130	38	92	29.2	1.10	0.60–2.02	0.751
Marital status
Married or accompanied	182	54	128	29.7	1.33	0.63–2.85	0.423
Single	54	13	41	24.1		[Reference]
Education
Elementary or less	140	41	99	29.3	1.0	[Reference]
High school	96	26	70	27.1	0.90	0.48–1.66	0.712
Age at first sexual intercourse
<18	149	44	105	29.5	1.17	0.62–2.20	0.611
≥18	87	23	64	26.4		[Reference]
Lifetime sex partners
Multiple	142	41	101	28.9	1.06	0.57–1.98	0.840
Only one	94	26	68	27.6		[Reference]