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. 2010 Mar 9;10:59. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-59

Table 1.

Population-based rates of HSV-2 and syphilis seroprevalence in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, South India (N = 12,617).*

HSV-2
Men Women Total

Participants HSV Positive (%) Adjusted HSV prevalence % 95% confidence interval; design effect Participants HSV Positive (%) Adjusted HSV prevalence % 95% confidence interval; design effect Adjusted HSV rate % 95% confidence interval; design effect

Rural 3139 120(3.82) 3.20 1.80-4.60; 4.30 3178 167(5.25) 4.56 2.55-6.57; 6.56 3.87 2.24-5.50; 9.88

Urban 3096 243(7.85) 8.15 6.03-10.27; 5.14 3204 417(13.01) 12.77 9.78-15.76; 6.67 10.44 8.05-12.83; 10.08

Total 6235 363(5.82) 4.70 3.36-6.04; 5.40 6382 584(9.15) 7.07 5.06-9.08; 8.11 5.87 4.28-7.46; 12.08

Syphilis

Men Women Total

Participants Syphilis Positive (%) Adjusted syphilis prevalence % 95% confidence interval; design effect Participants Syphilis Positive (%) Adjusted syphilis prevalence % 95% confidence interval; design effect Adjusted syphilis rate % 95% confidence interval; design effect

Rural 3139 55(1.75) 1.71 0.90-2.52; 3.01 3178 41(1.29) 1.38 0.90-1.86; 1.30 1.55 0.97-2.13; 3.38

Urban 3096 79(2.55) 2.93 2.05-3.81; 2.54 3204 45(1.40) 1.51 1.03-1.99; 1.57 2.22 1.61-2.83; 3.34

Total 6235 134(2.15) 2.08 1.48-2.68; 2.75 6382 86(1.35) 1.42 1.08-1.76; 1.41 1.75 1.33-2.17; 3.32

*Overall HSV-2 and syphilis seroprevalence adjusted for age, sex, gender and rural/urban distribution of the population in Guntur district.