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Table 1 Herpes simplex virus type-2 and HIV-1 prevalence by socio-demographic, high risk behavior, biological and medical factors among women in Moshi district, northern Tanzania

From: Deciphering the epidemic synergy of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection among women in sub-Saharan Africa

Variables

HSV-2 (N = 1418)

HIV-1 (N = 1418)

 

Negative

N (%)

Positive

N (%)

P-value

Negative

N (%)

Positive

N (%)

P-value

Age

  

<0.01

  

0.04

20-24

354 (44)

99 (16)

 

419 (33)

34 (22)

 

25-29

205 (25)

140 (23)

 

303 (24)

42 (27)

 

30-34

119 (15)

140 (23)

 

228 (18)

31 (20)

 

35-39

78 (10)

120 (20)

 

168 (13)

30 (20)

 

≥ 40

52 (6)

109 (18)

 

144 (12)

17 (11)

 

Ethnicity

  

0.18

  

0.56

Chaga

438 (54)

301 (49)

 

665 (53)

74 (48)

 

Pare

98 (12)

77 (13)

 

154 (12)

21 (14)

 

Other

272 (34)

231 (38)

 

44 4(35)

59 (38)

 

Religion

  

0.05

  

0.54

Muslim/other

255 (32)

229 (38)

 

430 (34)

54 (35)

 

Catholic

332 (41)

237 (39)

 

503 (40)

66 (43)

 

Protestant

221 (27)

143 (23)

 

330 (26)

34 (22)

 

Education

  

0.52

  

0.34

Pre-secondary

622 (77)

477 (78)

 

975 (77)

124 (81)

 

Secondary and above

187 (23)

132 (22)

 

289 (23)

30 (19)

 

Alcohol abuse

  

0.71

  

0.82

No

296 (84)

291 (85)

 

508 (85)

79 (84)

 

Yes

55 (16)

50 (15)

 

90 (15)

15 (16)

 

Number of partners†

  

0.26

  

<0.01

1

587 (90)

492 (88)

 

967 (91)

112 (79)

 

2+

64 (10)

66 (12)

 

100 (9)

30 (21)

 

Age at first sex

  

<0.01

  

<0.01

<18

222 (28)

248 (42)

 

392 (32)

78 (52)

 

18-19

215 (27)

159 (27)

 

339 (27)

35 (23)

 

20+

353 (45)

188 (31)

 

503 (41)

38 (25)

 

Condom use‡

  

0.85

  

0.27

Never

500 (77)

429 (77)

 

826 (78)

103 (75)

 

Sometimes

133 (21)

115 (21)

 

218 (20)

30 (22)

 

Often/always

11 (2)

12 (2)

 

18 (2)

5 (3)

 

Female circumcision

  

0.06

  

0.98

No

624 (77)

442 (73)

 

950 (75)

116 (75)

 

Yes

185 (23)

166 (27)

 

313 (25)

38 (25)

 

Test positive STIs*

  

<0.01

  

<0.01

Negative

715 (88)

500 (82)

 

1098 (87)

117 (76)

 

Positive

94 (12)

109 (18)

 

166 (13)

37 (24)

 

STIs Symptoms

  

0.06

  

0.04

No

498 (71)

392 (66)

 

797 (70)

93 (62)

 

Yes

204 (29)

201 (34)

 

347 (30)

58 (38)

 

HSV-2

  

-

  

<0.01

No

-

-

 

755 (60)

54 (35)

 

Yes

-

-

 

509 (40)

100 (65)

 
  1. *Syphilis, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas and mycoplasma genitalium.
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