Table 1 Risk factors for being diagnosed with HSV-2 at baseline
Variable | Overall number (% of group) | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 2236 | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value | |
Age* | |||||
<23 | 660 (29.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
23–27 | 484 (21.6) | 1.76 (1.39–2.23) | 0.001 | 1.75 (1.37–2.23) | 0.001 |
28–37 | 564 (25.2) | 3.40 (2.67–4.33) | 0.001 | 3.24 (2.50–4.20) | 0.001 |
38+ | 528 (23.6) | 6.72 (5.06–8.92) | 0.001 | 6.08 (4.44–8.32) | 0.001 |
Employed/income | |||||
Yes | 1842 (82.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
No | 394 (17.6) | 1.85 (1.43–2.36) | 0.001 | 1.43 (1.10–1.87) | 0.008 |
Religion | |||||
Other | 1346 (60.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Christian | 890 (39.8) | 1.09 (0.91–1.30) | 0.334 | – | – |
Education | |||||
≥High school | 1550 (69.3) | 1.0 | |||
<High school | 686 (30.7) | 1.78 (1.47–2.14) | 0.001 | 1.24 (1.01–1.52) | 0.037 |
Age at first sex act (years) | |||||
>15 | 2123 (94.9) | 1.0 | |||
<15 | 113 (5.1) | 1.33 (0.88–2.02) | 0.175 | – | – |
Sex acts per week** | |||||
<3 | 1282 (57.3) | 1.0 | |||
3+ | 954 (42.7) | 0.99 (0.83–1.18) | 0.934 | – | – |
Sexual partners | |||||
1 partner | 606 (27.1) | 1.0 | |||
2 + partners | 1630 (72.9) | 1.27 (1.06–1.55) | 0.011 | – | – |
STI | |||||
C. trachomatis | 244 (10.9) | 1.07 (0.81–1.42) | 0.624 | 1.51 (1.11–2.04) | 0.007 |
N. gonorrhea | 71 (3.2) | 1.89 (1.07–3.31) | 0.027 | 2.37 (1.31–4.29) | 0.004 |
Syphilis | 56 (2.5) | 4.62 (1.97–10.81) | 0.001 | 2.88 (1.20–6.94) | 0.018 |
T. vaginalis | 200 (8.9) | 1.51 (1.09–2.09) | 0.013 | 1.50 (1.06–2.12) | 0.024 |
Contraception | |||||
None | 185 (8.3) | 1.0 | |||
Othera | 228 (10.2) | 1.75 (1.09–2.81) | 0.021 | – | – |
Hormonal | 1196 (53.49) | 0.63 (0.44–0.89) | 0.008 | – | – |
Condoms | 627 (28.0) | 0.52 (0.36–0.74) | 0.001 | – | – |