Prevalence and predictors of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 (HSV-2) and syphilis by sexual behaviour, subset analysis, aged 18–49 (N=1848)
| Characteristic | Male (n=883) | Female (n=965) | ||||||
| HSV-2 | Syphilis | HSV-2 | Syphilis | |||||
| Percentage positive (N) | OR* (95% Cl) | Percentage positive (N) | OR* (95% Cl) | Percentage positive (N) | OR* (95% Cl) | Percentage positive (N) | OR* (95% Cl) | |
| Sex with a man in the last year (men only) | ||||||||
| No | 6.3 (871) | 1.0 | 1.6 (871) | 1.0 | NA NA | NA NA | NA NA | NA NA |
| Yes | 33.3 (3) | 10.1 (0.8 to 134.2) | 0.0 (3) | NA NA | NA NA | NA NA | NA NA | NA NA |
| Ever had an HIV test | ||||||||
| No | 6.6 (771) | 1.0 | 1.3 (771) | 1.0 | 9.5 (778) | 1.0 | 0.0 (778) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 2.3 (89) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.3) | 4.5 (89) | 3.5 (1.1 to 11.6) | 9.8 (153) | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.4) | 1.2 (153) | NA NA |
| Ever had sex with opposite sex | ||||||||
| No | 3.7 (272) | 1.0 | 0.0 (272) | NA NA | 2.4 (167) | 1.0 | 1.2 (167) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 7.5 (611) | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.7) | 2.3 (611) | NA NA | 11.0 (798) | 2.9 (1.0 to 8.3) | 0.9 (798) | 0.4 (0.1 to 2.5) |
| Of those who responded yes to sex with opposite sex | ||||||||
| Male n=611 | Female n=798 | |||||||
| Life time no of sex partners | ||||||||
| 1 | 7.5 (452) | 1.0 | 2.2 (452) | 1.0 | 10.8 (780) | 1.0 | 0.8 (780) | 1.0 |
| >=2 | 7.9 (152) | 1.4 (0.7 to 3.0) | 2.6 (152) | 1.3 (0.4 to 4.2) | 26.7 (15) | 3.3 (0.9 to 11.2) | 6.7 (15) | 7.7 (0.8 to 70.8) |
| Sex with non-regular partner in the last year | ||||||||
| No | 8.2 (491) | 1.0 | 2.0 (491) | 1.0 | 10.7 (784) | 1.0 | 0.6 (784) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 4.1 (49) | 0.7 (0.2 to 3.0) | 4.1 (49) | 1.5 (0.3 to 7.4) | 30.8 (13) | 4.6 (1.2 to 16.8) | 15.4 (13) | 25.8 (4.2 to 157.2) |
| Ever paid for sex | ||||||||
| No | 7.8 (576) | 1.0 | 2.1 (576) | 1.00 | NA NA | NA NA | NA NA | NA NA |
| Yes | 3.1 (32) | 0.7 (0.1 to 5.6) | 6.3 (32) | 3.1 (0.6 to 16.0) | NA NA | NA NA | NA NA | NA NA |
| Age at first sex | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 21.4 (4.5) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) | 22.9 (4.5) | 0.9 (0.9 to 1.1) | 16.8 (2.9) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) | 16.3 (2.4) | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) |
| HSV-2 status | ||||||||
| Negative | NA NA | NA NA | 1.8 (565) | 1.0 | NA NA | NA NA | 0.6 (710) | 1.0 |
| Positive | NA NA | NA NA | 8.7 (46) | 9.5 (2.5 to 36.2) | NA NA | NA NA | 3.4 (88) | 5.9 (1.2 to 29.1) |
| Syphilis status | ||||||||
| Negative | 7.0 (597) | 1.0 | NA NA | NA NA | 10.8 (791) | 1.0 | NA NA | NA NA |
| Positive | 28.6 (14) | 9.4 (2.4 to 36.8) | NA NA | NA NA | 42.8 (7) | 5.9 (1.2 to 29.0) | NA NA | NA NA |
N, total number of individuals (positive and negative) in that category.
↵* OR adjusted for age and site.