Table 3.
Bi variable models of factors associated with HSV-2 prevalence among pregnant women attending ANC in Wolaita zone health centers, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2014
| Variables | HSV-2 sero status | COR | 95 % C.I. for COR | P- value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Lower | Upper | |||
| Age | ||||||
| > =30 year | 29(11.5) | 13(5.2) | 1 | |||
| 15–19 years | 23(9.1) | 17(6.7) | 1.649 | 0.666 | 4.080 | 0.279 |
| 20–24 years | 65(25.8) | 21(8.3) | 0.721 | 0.318 | 1.634 | 0.433 |
| 25–29 years | 54(21.4) | 30(11.9) | 1.239 | 0.561 | 2.736 | 0.595 |
| Educational level | ||||||
| Above grade 12 | 28(11.1) | 18(7.1) | 1 | |||
| Illiterate | 22(8.7) | 9(3.6) | 0.636 | 0.240 | 1.688 | 0.364 |
| Grade 1–4 | 27(10.7) | 15(6) | 0.864 | 0.364 | 2.053 | 0.741 |
| Grade 5–8 | 45(17.9) | 24(9.5) | 0.830 | 0.383 | 1.795 | 0.635 |
| Grade 9–12 | 49(19.4) | 15(6) | 0.476 | 0.208 | 1.090 | 0.079 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Merchant | 21(8.3) | 18(7.1) | 1 | |||
| Gov.employee | 17(6.7) | 10(4) | 0.686 | 0.252 | 1.872 | 0.462 |
| Housewife | 98(38.9) | 44(17.5) | 0.524 | 0.254 | 1.079 | 0.080 |
| aDaily labours | 35(13.9) | 9(3.6) | 2.410 | 1.114 | 3.788 | 0.015 |
| 1st sexual intercourse age | ||||||
| a25-29 years | 6(2.4) | 6(2.4) | 1 | 0.028 | ||
| 15–19 years | 83(32.9) | 50(19.8) | 0.602 | 0.184 | 1.970 | 0.402 |
| 20–24 years | 82(32.5) | 25(9.9) | 0.305 | 0.090 | 1.030 | 0.056 |
| Life time no of sex. partner | ||||||
| 1 | 94(37.3) | 62(24.6) | 0.374 | 0.206 | 0.679 | 0.001 |
| a > =2 | 77(30.6) | 19(7.5) | 1 | |||
| STI symptoms | ||||||
| no | 89(35.3) | 22(8.7) | 1 | |||
| a yes | 82(32.5) | 59(23.4) | 2.911 | 1.639 | 5.169 | 0.000 |
| Gestation wks | ||||||
| > 28 weeks | 65(25.8) | 31(12.3) | 1 | |||
| < 20 week | 9(3.6) | 6(2.4) | 1.398 | 0.457 | 4.276 | 0.557 |
| 20–28weeks | 97(38.5) | 44(17.5) | 0.951 | 0.545 | 1.660 | 0.860 |
| Age at 1st pregnancy | ||||||
| > =18 years | 133(52.8) | 54(21.4) | 1 | |||
| < 18 years | 38(15.1) | 27(10.7) | 1.750 | 0.974 | 3.144 | 0.061 |
| Contraceptive | ||||||
| No | 89(35.3) | 22(8.7) | 1 | |||
| a Yes | 82(32.5) | 59(23.4) | 2.911 | 1.639 | 5.169 | 0.000 |
| No of child | ||||||
| > 5 | 37(14.7) | 20(7.9) | 1 | |||
| 0-2 | 69(27.4) | 38(15.1) | 1.019 | 0.520 | 1.997 | 0.957 |
| 3–5 | 65(25.8) | 23(9.1) | 0.655 | 0.318 | 1.348 | 0.250 |
aStatistical significant association