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%