PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C Kenyon
AU  - R Colebunders
AU  - A Buve
AU  - N Hens
TI  - P3.065 Partner-Concurrency Associated with HSV-2 Infection in Young South Africans
AID  - 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0525
DP  - 2013 Jul 01
TA  - Sexually Transmitted Infections
PG  - A168--A168
VI  - 89
IP  - Suppl 1
4099  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/89/Suppl_1/A168.3.short
4100  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/89/Suppl_1/A168.3.full
SO  - Sex Transm Infect2013 Jul 01; 89
AB  - 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 14–24 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.