Table 3.
Correlates of HSV-2 infection among pregnant women living in rural Mysore Taluk, India.
| Characteristic | HSV-2 seropositivity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | |
| Age | ||||
| 15–19 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 20–24 | 1.19 | (0.49, 2.89) | 1.18 | (0.51, 2.71) |
| >25 | 1.51 | (0.49, 4.67) | 1.47 | (0.52, 4.16) |
| Education completed, years | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1–7 | 1.46 | (0.45, 4.76) | 1.42 | (0.47, 4.27) |
| 8–10 | 0.55 | (0.17, 1.81) | 0.56 | (0.18, 1.75) |
| >10 | 1.58 | (0.42, 5.95) | 1.52 | (0.45, 5.20) |
| Length of marriage, years | ||||
| <1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1–3 | 0.92 | (0.42, 2.02) | 0.92 | (0.44, 1.93) |
| >3 | 1.46 | (0.70, 3.04) | 1.42 | (0.72, 2.79) |
| Have children | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 0.86 | (0.38, 1.96) | 0.87 | (0.40, 1.87) |
| Household income, INR/month | ||||
| <4000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| >4000 | 0.85 | (0.35, 2.04) | 0.86 | (0.38, 1.95) |
| Sex while you or partner was under influence of alcohol | ||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Ever | 1.62 | (0.67, 3.92) | 1.56 | (0.70, 3.48) |
| Main partner smokes cigarettes | ||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Ever | 0.75 | (0.34, 1.64) | 0.76 | (0.36, 1.59) |
| Main partner education completed, years | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1–7 | 0.93 | (0.36, 2.44) | 0.94 | (0.38, 2.28) |
| 8–10 | 0.55 | (0.19, 1.58) | 0.57 | (0.21, 1.54) |
| >10 | 1.05 | (0.43, 2.60) | 1.05 | (0.46, 2.41) |
| Main partner travels | ||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Ever | 2.68 | (1.13, 6.34) ∗ | 2.44 | (1.16, 5.14) ~ |
| Main partner had other sex partners | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 0.94 | (0.28, 3.15) | 0.94 | (0.30, 2.95) |
| Do not know/refused | 2.72 | (0.89, 8.27) | 2.46 | (0.94, 6.43) |
* P value = 0.026.
~ P value = 0.020.