Sociodemographic features, sexual behaviour and HIV, HSV-2 and syphilis antibodies in STI clinic attenders with and without genital ulcers
| Ulcers | No ulcers | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 165 (%) | n = 484 (%) | ||
| HSV-2, Herpes simplex virus type 2; RPR, rapid plasma reagin; STI, sexually transmitted infection; TPHA, Treponena pallidum haemagglutination assay. | |||
| *Fisher’s exact test. | |||
| Sociodemographic features | |||
| Age (years) | 29.9 | 29.2 | 0.329 |
| SD 7.8 | SD 7.3 | ||
| New patient | 76/164 (46.3%) | 262 (54.1%) | 0.084 |
| No education or primary education only | 35 (21.2%) | 69 (14.3%) | 0.035 |
| Married | 12 (7.3%) | 40 (8.3%) | 0.685 |
| Living with partner | 50 (30.3%) | 140/483 (29.0%) | 0.748 |
| Uncircumcised | 158 (95.8%) | 431 (90.0%) | 0.022 |
| Serology | |||
| HIV positive | 126/164 (76.8%) | 236/320 (49.2%) | <0.001 |
| HSV-2 antibody positive | 140/162 (86.4%) | 347/480 (72.3%) | <0.001 |
| Positive syphilis serology (TPHA + RPR) | 17/164 (10.4%) | 29/481 (6.0%) | 0.062 |
| Sexual behaviour | |||
| Lifetime no. of sex partners | 159, mean 14.2 | 475, mean 15.1 | 0.483 |
| SD 11.0 | SD 12.3 | ||
| No. of partners in past 3 months | 164, mean 1.71 | 482, mean 1.87 | 0.180 |
| SD 0.9 | SD 1.4 | ||
| Current no. of partners | 160, mean 1.36 | 477, mean 2.06 | 0.140 |
| SD 0.9 | SD 1.34 | ||
| Sex worker contact in past 3 months | 0/103 (0%) | 8/313 (2.6% | 0.209* |
| Always uses condoms with casual partners | 51/123 (41.5%) | 144/343 (42.0%) | 0.920 |