Table 2 Associations between socioeconomic factors and HSV-2, 1998–2005, in adults aged 15–44 years
MenWomenCrude OROR adjusted for age, sex, area, and period OR (95% CI)OR adjusted for age, sex, area, period and moved in past 5 years or possession score OR (95% CI)
HSV-2+/N%HSV-2+/N%OR (95% CI)
Moved in past 5 yearsp = 0.2p<0.001p<0.001
    No move136/27150.2180/30758.6111
    From elsewhere in district12/6219.496/14665.80.90 (0.6 to 1.23)1.40 (0.96 to 2.05)1.50 (1.01 to 2.23)
    From outside district25/4555.640/5869.01.4 (0.92 to 2.18)2.60 (1.57 to 4.28)2.64 (1.59 to 4.40)
Occupationp = 0.4p = 0.6
    Farmers96/22243.2219/34363.911
    Non-farmers71/15047.393/16257.40.88 (0.67 to 1.16)1.09 (0.78 to 1.52)
Schoolingp = 0.002p = 0.4
    <6 Years primary28/5650.0132/19767.011
    6–8 Years primary86/18446.7139/23658.90.67 (0.49 to 0.92)0.79 (0.55 to 1.12)
    Secondary/tertiary58/13742.344/7657.90.53 (0.37 to 0.77)0.87 (0.56 to 1.34)
Housing scorep = 0.9p = 0.7
    1 (worst)48/11741.0107/16664.511
    232/6450.042/7754.60.91 (0.61 to 1.37)0.92 (0.59 to 1.44)
    360/12050.096/16358.91.01 (0.73 to 1.41)1.11 (0.76 to 1.62)
    4 (best)29/7140.965/9667.71.06 (0.72 to 1.56)1.22 (0.77 to 1.93)
Possession scorep = 0.004p = 0.02p = 0.03
    1 (worst)20/5040.041/6563.1111
    239/9541.181/13659.60.96 (0.61 to 1.50)1.0 (0.61 to 1.64)1.02 (0.62 to 1.67)
    381/17147.4115/20855.30.95 (0.62 to 1.44)0.92 (0.58 to 1.45)0.98 (0.61 to 1.56)
    4 (best)31/5754.473/9676.01.88 (1.14 to 3.10)1.79 (1.03 to 3.10)1.86 (1.06 to 3.25)
  • Housing score depends on housing materials.

  • Possession score depends on the number of household items (bicycle, motor vehicle, canoe/oxcart, bankbook, clock, radio, cattle) owned, weighted by relative value.

  • HSV-2, herpes simplex virus type 2; OR, odds ratio.