Table 3

Crude HSV-2 rates by target group and country

Low riskSTD clinic attenders
ANC attendersFemalesMales*MilitaryFemaleMale
HSV-2 +ve % (95% CI) (mean age, SE)HSV-2 +ve % (95% CI) (mean age, SE)HSV-2 +ve % (95% CI) (mean age, SE)HSV-2 +ve % (95% CI) (mean age, SE)HSV-2 +ve % (95% CI) (mean age, SE)HSV-2 +ve % (95% CI) (mean age, SE)
*Blood donors (Brazil, Estonia, India, and Sri Lanka), HIV sentinel surveillance participants (Morocco), adult hospital inpatients (Sri Lanka).
Brazil29.3 (24.9 to 33.8) (24.9 years, 0.35)42.9 (32.1 to 54.1) (34.9 years, 1.02)25.9 (21.6 to 30.2) (37.4 years, 0.51)
Estonia23.8 (20.8 to 26.8) (26.7 years, 0.21)21.1 (17.7 to 24.4) (30.8 years, 0.50)10.8 (8.0 to 13.7) (30.2 years, 0.50)
India7.9 (6.3 to 9.7) (24.9 years, 0.1)14.6 (6.1 to 27.8) (30.9 years, 1.39)10.2 (7.2 to 13.1) (31.4 years, 0.42)
Morocco12.9 (11.3 to 14.5) (27.4 years, 0.18)9.2 (7.1 to 11.8) (29.3 years, 0.33)6.5 (4.7 to 8.6) (25.2 years, 0.29)
Sri Lanka8.3 (6.5 to 10.5) (27.1 years, 0.21)21.2 (18.1 to 24.3) (40.0 years, 0.61)14.1 (12.4 to 15.8) (35.2 years, 0.34)49.3 (43.4 to 55.4) (33.0 years, 0.63)33.0 (28.4 to 37.6) (33.3 years, 0.59)