Table 2 Prevalence of genital discharge, sores, genital inflammatory infections (gonorrhoea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis), genital ulcerative infections (herpes simplex virus 2 and syphilis) and HIV in the study population (n = 1620) of men and women from a community‐based sample in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
| Men (n = 770) | Women (n = 850) | Total (n = 1620) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genital discharge*† | 15 (2.1) | 180 (23.5) | 195 (13.3) |
| Genital sores*† | 25 (3.6) | 9 (1.2) | 34 (2.3) |
| Overall STI prevalence‡ | 89 (11.6) | 144 (16.9) | 233 (14.4) |
| Gonorrhoea | 3 (0.4) | 3 (0.4) | 6 (0.4) |
| Chlamydia | 4 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) | 6 (0.4) |
| Trichomoniasis§ | Not tested | 45 (6.7) | 45 (6.7) |
| HSV2*† | 78 (10.1) | 136 (16.0) | 214 (13.2) |
| Syphilis | 8 (1.0) | 9 (1.1) | 17 (1.0) |
| HIV¶ | 8 (1.0) | 2 (0.2) | 10 (0.6) |
Values are n (%) *Missing data on self‐reported discharge or sores in the past week on 69 men and 84 women.
HSV, herpes simplex virus; STI, Sexually transmitted infections.
†p<0.001.
‡Not including HIV or trichomoniasis in women.
§ Data on trichomoniasis laboratory results missing on 174 women.
¶p<0.05.