@article {KenyonA168, author = {C Kenyon and R Colebunders and A Buve and N Hens}, title = {P3.065 Partner-Concurrency Associated with HSV-2 Infection in Young South Africans}, volume = {89}, number = {Suppl 1}, pages = {A168--A168}, year = {2013}, doi = {10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0525}, publisher = {The Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Disease}, abstract = {Objectives While much is known about the individual level risk factors for HSV-2 infection, little is known about why only some populations develop generalised HSV-2 epidemics. This study aims to assess the extent to which partner-concurrency (a factor which operates at both the partnership- and network-level) may be responsible. Methods We utilised multivariate logistic regression to analyse the relationship between HSV-2 seropositivity and potential risk factors in data from a representative cross-sectional survey of 14{\textendash}24 year olds from a township in South Africa. Results The overall prevalence of HSV-2 was 53.3\% among women and 17\% among men. For men four factors remained significantly associated with HSV-2 infection in the multivariate regression analysis; total number of sex acts, being a migrant labourer, Zulu ethnicity and being HIV positive. For women eight factors were associated with HSV-2 infection; increasing age, partner concurrency (having a partner who had other partners), an older partner, total number of sex acts, using hormonal contraception, Xhosa ethnicity, syphilis seropositivity and being HIV positive. Conclusion Partner-concurrency is associated with increased HSV-2 seropositivity in women.}, issn = {1368-4973}, URL = {https://sti.bmj.com/content/89/Suppl_1/A168.3}, eprint = {https://sti.bmj.com/content/89/Suppl_1/A168.3.full.pdf}, journal = {Sexually Transmitted Infections} }