Table 3. Risk of Being Positive for Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)–2 among Adolescents in Zimbabwe.
| Status of HIV infection, type of clinic, and self-reported most likely source of HIV infection |
Proportion (%) of participants who were HSV-2-positive |
OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIV-negative | |||
| Antenatal clinic | 10/83 (12) | 3.97 (1.7–9.3) | .001 |
| Acute primary care | 14/420 (3) | Reference | |
| HIV-positive | |||
| Antenatal clinic | 2/5 (40) | 19.33 (3.0–125) | .002 |
| Acute primary care | |||
| Sexually infected | 6/13 (46) | 24.85 (7.43–83.6) | .001 |
| Nonsexual mode of HIV infectiona | 1/73 (1) | 0.4 (0.05–3.1) | .38 |
NOTE. CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OR, odds ratio.
a
Parenteral (n = 4) and vertical (n = 69).