The relation between HSV-1 antibodies and sociodemographic, sexual behaviour, and clinical variables
| HSV-1 | Univariate model | Multivariate model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No (%) | OR | 95% CI | OR | p Value | 95% CI |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <25 | 31/61 (51) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.506 | ||
| 25–34 | 60/100 (60) | 1.45 | 0.76 to 2.76 | 0.58 | 0.22 to 1.52 | |
| ⩾35 | 38/54 (70) | 2.30 | 1.06 to 4.96 | 0.76 | 0.15 to 3.89 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 106/184 (58) | 1.00 | ||||
| Black | 11/14 (79) | 2.70 | 0.73 to 10.00 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| ⩾ University level | 32/73 (44) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.022 | ||
| < University level | 94/139 (68) | 2.68 | 1.49 to 4.79 | 2.58 | 1.14 to 5.83 | |
| Age at first sex (years) | ||||||
| <18 | 92/147 (63) | 1.00 | ||||
| 18–19 | 16/36 (44) | 0.48 | 0.23 to 1.00 | |||
| ⩾20 | 17/27 (63) | 1.02 | 0.44 to 2.38 | |||
| Years of sexual activity | ||||||
| <5 | 10/28 (36) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.093 | ||
| 5–14 | 61/105 (58) | 2.50 | 1.05 to 5.93 | 3.18 | 0.87 to 11.66 | |
| 15–24 | 38/51 (75) | 5.26 | 1.94 to 14.26 | 6.64 | 1.17 to 37.70 | |
| ⩾25 | 16/26 (62) | 2.88 | 0.95 to 8.70 | 2.55 | 0.30 to 21.57 | |
| Lifetime partners | ||||||
| <5 | 45/83 (54) | 1.00 | ||||
| 5–9 | 32/47 (68) | 1.80 | 0.85 to 3.81 | |||
| ⩾10 | 50/83 (60) | 1.28 | 0.69 to 2.37 | |||
| Use of condom | ||||||
| Never | 15/24 (63) | 1.00 | ||||
| Ever | 113/190 (60) | 0.88 | 0.37 to 2.11 | |||
| History of other STIs: | ||||||
| Yes | 62/93 (67) | 1.00 | ||||
| No | 66/121 (55) | 0.60 | 0.34 to 1.05 | |||
| Patient history of cold sores | ||||||
| Yes | 56/69 (81) | 1.00 | 1.00 | <0.001 | ||
| No/not known | 71/144 (49) | 0.23 | 0.11 to 0.45 | 0.21 | 0.10 to 0.44 | |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Intellectual | 35/65 (54) | 1.00 | ||||
| Manual | 45/70 (64) | 1.54 | 0.77 to 3.08 | |||
| Student | 11/31 (36) | 0.47 | 0.20 to 1.14 | |||