Analysis of risk factors by multiple logistic regression on prevalent herpes simplex 2 (n=386)*
| Risk factor | No (%) positive in category | Unadjusted odds ratio | 95% CI | Adjusted odds ratio† | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Missing 2 cases; 1 because of loss of specimen in laboratory and 1 to non-response on questionnaire. | |||||
| †Adjusted for all variables in the model. | |||||
| **p<0.01. | |||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–20 | 31 (31%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 21–26 | 24 (21%) | 0.59 | 0.32 to 1.09 | 0.56 | 0.28 to 1.13 |
| 27–32 | 22 (23%) | 0.68 | 0.36 to 1.29 | 0.51 | 0.20 to 1.29 |
| 33+ | 23 (30%) | 0.93 | 0.49 to 1.78 | 0.59 | 0.21 to 1.66 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Currently unmarried | 37 (26%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Currently married | 40 (31%) | 1.23 | 0.78 to 1.93 | 1.44 | 0.71 to 2.92 |
| Job | |||||
| Interdistrict driver | 31 (28%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Local driver | 14 (21%) | 0.93 | 0.51 to 1.72 | 1.01 | 0.52 to 1.98 |
| Interdistrict helper | 18 (44%) | 2.14** | 1.10 to 4.19 | 2.51** | 1.13 to 5.55 |
| Local helper | 14 (26%) | 1.12 | 0.61 to 2.06 | 1.38 | 0.64 to 2.95 |
| Years in job | |||||
| 1–2 | 21 (22%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 3–4 | 20 (29%) | 1.09 | 0.59 to 2.01 | 0.99 | 0.50 to 1.94 |
| 5+ | 36 (32%) | 1.41 | 0.84 to 2.36 | 1.52 | 0.73 to 3.17 |
| Sex with CSW in the past year | |||||
| No | 31 (26%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 46 (30%) | 1.08 | 0.69 to 1.71 | 1.12 | 0.66 to 1.91 |
| Number of male sexual partners in past year | |||||
| None | 75 (30%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| One or more | 2 (10%) | 0.22 | 0.05 to .96 | 0.23 | 0.05 to 1.01 |
| Condom use | |||||
| Once or never | 55 (26%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Occasionally/most of the time | 22 (34%) | 1.24 | 0.72 to 2.16 | 1.05 | 0.58 to 1.92 |
| Number of times diagnosed with an STD | |||||
| Never | 42 (25%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Once | 18 (35%) | 1.32 | 0.73 to 2.38 | 1.44 | 0.76 to 2.71 |
| Two or more times | 11 (28%) | 0.92 | 0.44 to 1.91 | 1.03 | 0.47 to 2.25 |
| Does not know # | 5 (33%) | 1.42 | 0.52 to 3.90 | 1.66 | 0.55 to 5.0 |
| Sometimes drink alcohol | |||||
| No | 54 (27%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 23 (33%) | 1.49 | 0.90 to 2.49 | 1.30 | 0.70 to 2.43 |
| Sometimes take drugs for recreation | |||||
| No | 44 (27%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 33 (31%) | 1.31 | 0.83 to 2.08 | 1.20 | 0.70 to 2.07 |