Table I.

Potential Risk Factors for Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) Infection in Tobago Women, ages 18-65 years

Variables (Reference/ Exposed Groups)	Number in Reference/Exposed Groups	Odds ratio*	95% Confidence Interval
Marital Status (married/widow vs. single/other)	118/92	.74	.31-1.76
History of Cancer (no/yes)	198/8	2.17	.40 – 11.94
Age at 1st sexual intercourse (age ≥18 vs. age ≤ 17)	106/87	2.51	1.09 – 5.78
Number of lifetime partners (one partner vs. 2 or more partners)	29/164	.81	.28 – 2.33
Ever diagnosed with a STD (no vs. yes)	175/21	1.84	.61 – 5.50
Sexual intercourse in the past 12 months (no vs. yes)	25/170	1.65	.42 – 6.42
Number of partners in the past 12 months (none vs. one partner; none vs. two or more partners)	17/153	.76	.19 – 3.13
	17/43	.79	.17 – 3.76
Condom used during vaginal sex (sometimes/frequently vs. no)	104/82	.86	.37 – 2.00
Ever had oral sex (no vs. yes)	59/128	.63	.26 – 1.55
Condom used during oral sex (sometimes/always vs. no)	16/111	1.18	.25 – 5.73
Partner performed oral sex (no vs. occasionally/frequently)	33/153	.61	.22 – 1.69
HPV detected in oral cavity (no vs. yes)	197/15	1.58	.42 – 5.97
HPV detected in cervix (no vs. yes)	137/75	.92	.4 – 2.11

Note.

^*= age-adjusted, HPV= Human papillomavirus, STD= sexually transmitted disease, vs. = versus.