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. 2013 Nov 14;2013:750415. doi: 10.1155/2013/750415

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of the sample of pregnant women attending the mobile medical clinics in rural Mysore, India.

Characteristic HSV-2
Seronegative Seropositive
No. (%) No. (%)
Age 446 32
 ≤17 15 28.6% 0 0%
 18–20 228 60.0% 15 46.8%
 21–23 142 32.1% 11 34.4%
 ≥24 61 13.9% 6 18.8%
Education completed, years 445 32
 None 60 13.5% 4 12.5%
 1–7 144 32.4% 14 43.8%
 8–10 165 37.1% 6 18.8%
 >10 76 17.1% 8 15.0%
Length of marriage, years 446 32
 ≤1 151 33.9% 10 31.3%
 1–3 181 40.6% 11 34.4%
 >3 114 25.6% 11 34.4%
Have children 446 32
 No 248 55.6% 19 59.4%
 Yes 198 44.4% 13 40.6%
Household income, INR/month 445 32
 <4000 ($87 USD) 232 52.1% 18 56.3%
 ≥4000 ($87 USD) 213 47.9% 14 43.8%
Sex while you or partner was under influence of alcohol 441 32
 Never 386 87.5% 26 81.3%
 Ever 55 12.5% 6 18.8%
Main partner smokes cigarettes 439 32
 Never 288 65.6% 23 71.9%
 Ever 151 34.4% 9 28.1%
Main partner education completed, years 443 32
 None 119 26.9% 10 31.3%
 1–7 115 26.0% 9 28.1%
 8–10 130 29.4% 6 18.8%
 >10 79 17.8% 7 21.9%
Main partner travels 444 32
 Never 402 90.5% 25 78.1%
 Ever 42 9.5% 7 21.9%
Main partner had other sex partners 444 32
 Never 374 84.2% 25 78.1%
 Ever 48 10.8% 3 9.4%
 Do not know/refused 22 5.0% 4 12.5%