TABLE II.
Factors Associated With HHV-8 Oral Shedding Rate
| Univariate |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | N (%) | RR (95% CI) | P-value |
| Age: Each 10 years increase | 40 (100) | 1.5 (0.8, 2.7) | 0.24 |
| HIV status: Positive versus negative | 21 (53) | 1.5 (0.7, 3.4) | 0.32 |
| CD4 count: ≥500/<500 (among HIV+ pts only) | 6 (29)a | 4.2 (0.8, 21.4) | 0.08 |
| Years of transactional sex: >10 years versus ≤10 years | 18 (45) | 1.6 (0.7, 3.7) | 0.25 |
| Method of contraception | |||
| None | 23 (58) | Ref | — |
| Hormonal | 14 (35) | 1.0 (0.4, 2.2) | 0.90 |
| Condoms only | 1 (3) | 1.7 (0.3, 11.8) | N/A |
| Tubal ligation | 2 (5) | 0.1 (0.0002, 75.5) | N/A |
| Pregnancies: 2+ versus <2 | 28 (70) | 1.8 (0.6, 4.9) | 0.27 |
| Live births: 1+ versus none | 33 (83)b | 1.9 (0.5, 7.2) | 0.36 |
| Smoking: Yes versus no | 4 (10) | 0.03 (0.0, 14.8) | 0.28 |
| Drink alcohol: Yes versus no | 31 (78) | 1.2 (0.4, 3.6) | 0.68 |
| Maculopapular rash | 3 (8) | 2.3 (0.8, 6.9) | 0.12 |
| Nugent score ≥7 | 11 (28) | 1.4 (0.6, 3.2) | 0.46 |
a
CD4 count not available within 6 months for 10 (48%) HIV+ participants.
b
Number of live births missing for 1 (3%) participant.