TABLE 3.
HSV-2 seroprevalence by HIV seroprevalence, sex, and race/ethnicity among NIDUs, New York City, 1995–1999 and 2005–2011
| Total Sample** n+/Total N (%) |
White n+/N (%) |
African American n+/N (%) |
Hispanic n+/N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1999 | ||||
| HIV-negative males* | 30/79 (39) | 0/1 (0) | 21/33 (64) | 9/45 (20) |
| HIV-negative females* | 58/77 (75) | 2/8 (25) | 27/34 (79) | 29/35 (83) |
| HIV-positive males | 14/20 (70) | 0 | 9/10 (90) | 5/10 (50) |
| HIV-positive females | 19/20 (95) | 1/1 (100) | 10/11 (90) | 8/8 (100) |
| 2005–2011 | ||||
| HIV-negative males* | 608/1238 (49) | 21/72 (29) | 476/845 (56) | 111/321 (35) |
| HIV-negative females* | 276/332 (83) | 13/25 (52) | 189/219 (86) | 74/88 (84) |
| HIV-positive males | 156/209 (75) | 4/5 (80) | 119/154 (77) | 33/50 (66) |
| HIV-positive females | 89/91 (98) | 1/1 (100) | 71/72 (99) | 17/18 (94) |
Significant difference for race/ethnicity by Chi-square test.
Females had significantly higher HSV-2 prevalence than males in all HIV serostatus and time period comparisons except among HIV seropositives in 1995–1999 where P = 0.09.