Research Article

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

Table 3

Correlates of HSV-2 infection among pregnant women living in rural Mysore Taluk, India.

CharacteristicHSV-2 seropositivity
OR95% CIRR95% CI

Age
 15–191.001.00
 20–241.19(0.49, 2.89)1.18(0.51, 2.71)
 >251.51(0.49, 4.67)1.47(0.52, 4.16)
Education completed, years
 None1.001.00
 1–71.46(0.45, 4.76)1.42(0.47, 4.27)
 8–100.55(0.17, 1.81)0.56(0.18, 1.75)
 >101.58(0.42, 5.95)1.52(0.45, 5.20)
Length of marriage, years
 <11.001.00
 1–30.92(0.42, 2.02)0.92(0.44, 1.93)
 >31.46(0.70, 3.04)1.42(0.72, 2.79)
Have children
 No1.001.00
 Yes0.86(0.38, 1.96)0.87(0.40, 1.87)
Household income, INR/month
 <40001.001.00
 >40000.85(0.35, 2.04)0.86(0.38, 1.95)
Sex while you or partner was under influence of alcohol
 Never1.001.00
 Ever1.62(0.67, 3.92)1.56(0.70, 3.48)
Main partner smokes cigarettes
 Never1.001.00
 Ever0.75(0.34, 1.64)0.76(0.36, 1.59)
Main partner education completed, years
 None1.001.00
 1–70.93(0.36, 2.44)0.94(0.38, 2.28)
 8–100.55(0.19, 1.58)0.57(0.21, 1.54)
 >101.05(0.43, 2.60)1.05(0.46, 2.41)
Main partner travels
 Never1.001.00
 Ever2.68(1.13, 6.34) * 2.44(1.16, 5.14) ~
Main partner had other sex partners
 No1.001.00
 Yes0.94(0.28, 3.15)0.94(0.30, 2.95)
 Do not know/refused2.72(0.89, 8.27)2.46(0.94, 6.43)

P value = 0.026.
~P value = 0.020.