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. 2015 Aug 10;10(8):e0135212. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135212

Table 2. Exploratory data analysis for HSV-2.

Variable P-Value Unadjusted OR
Demographic characteristics
Place of residence (Ref Rural) 1
Urban 0.000 0.823(0.746,0 .907)
Age (Ref 15–19) 0.000 1
20–24 0.000 2.745(2.254, 3.343)
25–29 0.000 4.374(3.591, 5.329)
30–34 0.000 6.794(5.559, 8.303)
35–39 0.000 8.299(6.739,10.220)
40–44 0.000 9.389(7.538, 11.694)
45–49 0.000 8.641(6.936, 10.765)
50–54 0.000 8.378(6.592, 10.649)
55–59 0.000 8.661(6.720, 11.162)
60–64 0.000 5.751(4.279, 7.729)
Social Characteristics
Wealth Quantile (ref poorest) 0.051 1
Second 0.011 1.199(1.042, 1.381)
Middle 0.466 1.053(.916, 1.212)
Fourth 0.001 1.279(1.113, 1.469)
Richest 0.569 1.039(0.910, 1.186)
Media access(Ref No) 1
Yes 0.821 1.010(0.924, 1.104)
Education level (Ref none) 0.000 1
Primary 0.000 0.814(0.738, 0.898)
Secondary 0.000 0.704(0.610,0 .813)
Higher 0.000 0.457(0.381, 0.548)
Marital Status(Ref Married, 1 partner) 0.000 1
Married, +2partners 0.000 2.381(2.042, 2.778)
Divorced/separated 0.000 1.904(1.607, 2.256)
Widowed 0.000 3.238(2.719, 3.857)
Never married 0.000 0.292(0.257,0 .333)
Perceived-Risk(Ref No risk) 0.000 1
Small Risk 0.000 0.452(0.371,0 .551)
Moderate Risk 0.000 0.581(0.483, 0.699)
Great Risk 0.675 0.957(0.778, 1.177)
Age-first-sex(Ref Never had sex) 0.000 1
Under 11 0.000 12.572(7.554, 20.922)
Between 12–14 0.000 18.384(13.685, 24.697)
Between 15–17 0.000 15.053(11.477, 19.743)
Over 18 0.000 9.797(7.487, 12.818)
Biological characteristics
Had STI(Ref Yes) 1
No 0.000 0.556(0.407,0 .760)
Ever given birth(Ref Yes) 1
No 0.052 0.187(0.163, 0.215)
Behavioral Characteristics
Partners in last 1 year (Ref No partner) 0.009 1
1 partner 0.802 0.990(0.873,1.276)
2 partners 0.831 1.108(1.925, 6.294)
3 or more partners 0.938 0.535(0.699,1.434)
Travel away (didn’t stay away) 0.000 1
Stayed away 1–2 times 0.000 1.251(1.133, 1.380)
Stayed away 3–5 times 0.000 1.468(1.289, 1.672)
Stayed away 6–10 times 0.017 1.324(1.052, 1.665)
Stayed away > 11 times 0.198 1.258(0.887, 1.786)