Research Article

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) among Women with Macerated Stillbirth: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study from Mwanza, Tanzania

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of the factors associated with HSV-2 IgG seropositivity among 279 women with stillbirth in Mwanza, Tanzania.

VariablesMean (SD) (%)Univariate, OD (95%CL) valueMultivariate OD (95%CL) value

Age0.92 (0.86-0.98)0.0150.93 (0.87-0.99)0.025
Residence
 Rural16 (10.26%)1.0
 Urban12 (7.76%)0.95 (0.43-2.08)0.890
Parity0.92 (0.76-1.12)0.414
 Education
 Primary24 (10.48%)1.0
 Secondary3 (8.33%)1.18 (1.11-12.42)0.889
 Tertiary1 (7.14%)1.52 (0.19-12.15)0.692
Occupation
 Unemployed4 (12.50%)1.0
 Business4 (9.09%)1.15 (0.19-6.77)0.877
 Employed2 (8.0%)1.64 (0.27-9.78)0.586
 Farming18 (10.11%)1.28 (0.28-5.94)0.741
Marital status
 Single8 (15.69%)1.0
 Married20 (8.77%)1.93 (0.79-4.68)0.1431.45 (0.58-3.64)0.418
Fever
 No21 (10.19%)1.0
 Yes7 (9.59%)0.93 (0.38-2.29)0.882
H/rash
 No26 (10.24%)1.0
 Yes2 (8.00%)0.76 (0.17-3.42)0.723
Headache
 No21 (10.94%)1.0
 Yes7 (8.05%)0.71 (0.29-1.74)0.458
H/abortion
 No25 (10.96%)1.0
 Yes3 (5.88%)0.51 (0.15-1.75)0.283
H/low birth weight
 No23 (9.66%)1.0
 Yes5 (12.20%)1.29 (0.46-3.63)0.619
Stillbirth
 No21 (11.35%)1.0
 Yes7 (7.45%)0.62 (0.25-1.54)0.308
HIV status
 Negative26 (9.96%)1.0
 Positive2 (11.11%)1.12 (0.25-5.19)0.8