The Epidemiology of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 Infection among Pregnant Women in Rural Mysore Taluk, India

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the sample of pregnant women living in rural Mysore Taluk, India.

Characteristics	HSV-2				Design-based Pearson P value
	Seronegative; (n = 443)		Seropositive; (n = 32)
	No.	(%)	No.	(%)
Vaginal sores					0.077
Ever	14	3.1%	3	9.4%
Never	429	96.8%	29	90.6%
Painful urination					0.258
Ever	89	20.1%	9	28.1%
Never	354	79.9%	23	71.9%
Abnormal vaginal discharge*					0.492
Ever	55	12.4%	5	15.6%
Never	387	87.6%	27	84.4%

∗One individual with missing data.