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The prevalence of HSV-2 infection in HIV-1 discordant couples
- Source :
- Epidemiol Infect
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2015.
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Abstract
- SUMMARYWe aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of HSV-2 discordance and concordance in HIV-1-discordant couples. This study used the baseline data from a cohort study of HIV-1-discordant couples in Dehong prefecture of Yunnan province, China. Of 954 participating couples, 42·4% were affected by HSV-2, of which 20·4% were HSV-2-concordant positive, 7·6% were HSV-2-discordant where the male was HSV-2 positive, and 14·4% were HSV-2 discordant where the female was HSV-2 positive. Compared to HSV-2-negative concordance, HSV-2 discordance with an HSV-2-positive male spouse was significantly associated with characteristics of the male spouse, including Han ethnicity and being in a second marriage. HSV-2 discordance with an HSV-2-positive female spouse was significantly associated with characteristics of the female spouse, including Han ethnicity, having engaged in commercial sex, having a sexual relationship of
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
China
Adolescent
Epidemiology
Herpesvirus 2, Human
Sexual Behavior
viruses
Concordance
Population
Psychological intervention
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Ethnic group
HIV Infections
Antibodies, Viral
medicine.disease_cause
Cohort Studies
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Prevalence
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Family Characteristics
education.field_of_study
Herpes Genitalis
030505 public health
Transmission (medicine)
business.industry
Middle Aged
Original Papers
Sexual Partners
Infectious Diseases
Spouse
HIV-1
Female
0305 other medical science
business
Cohort study
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14694409 and 09502688
- Volume :
- 144
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Epidemiology and Infection
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c10d1724800c816b625e37ba80f4b318