Table 1 Demographics and herpes simplex virus infection sero-prevalence
Characteristics | No tested | Prevalence of HSV infection | |
|---|---|---|---|
HSV -1 IgG N (%*) | HSV -2 IgG N (%*) | ||
Age group, years | |||
≤ 25 | 12 | 12 (3.2) | 8 (2.1) |
25–34 | 118 | 116 (30.5) | 94 (24.7) |
35–44 | 122 | 121 (31.8) | 94 (24.7) |
45–54 | 80 | 80 (21.1) | 65 (17.1) |
55–64 | 39 | 39 (10.3) | 30 (7.9) |
≥ 65 | 9 | 9 (2.4) | 7 (1.8) |
χ2 (df), p- value | 2.351 (5), 0.799 | 1.655 (5), 0.895 | |
Education | |||
Never attended | 34 | 34 (8.9) | 30 (7.9) |
Primary | 44 | 44 (11.6) | 36 (9.5) |
Junior High School (JHS) | 147 | 146 (38.4) | 128 (33.7) |
Senior High School (SHS) | 45 | 45 (11.8) | 30 (7.9) |
Technical/ vocational | 24 | 24 (6.3) | 16 (4.2) |
Tertiary | 86 | 84 (22.1) | 58 (15.3) |
χ2 (df), p- value | 3.783 (5), 0.581 | 20.500 (5), 0.001 | |
Marital status | |||
Never married | 61 | 59 (15.5) | 45 (11.8) |
Divorced/separated | 33 | 33 (8.7) | 29 (7.6) |
Married | 223 | 222 (58.4) | 174 (45.8) |
Cohabiting | 31 | 31 (8.2) | 23 (6.1) |
Widowed | 32 | 32 (8.4) | 27 (7.1) |
χ2 (df), p- value | 5.921 (4), 0.205 | 3.542 (4), 0.472 | |
Occupation | |||
Government employee | 51 | 50 (13.2) | 39 (10.3) |
Private sector employee | 38 | 37 (9.7) | 30 (7.9) |
Self -employed | 77 | 76 (20.0) | 50 (13.2) |
Trader | 145 | 145 (38.2) | 128 (33.7) |
Subsistence farming | 4 | 4 (1.1) | 4 (1.1) |
Student | 12 | 12 (3.2) | 8 (2.1) |
House wife | 5 | 5 (1.3) | 3 (0.8) |
Unemployed | 35 | 35 (9.2) | 26 (6.8) |
Retired | 13 | 13 (3.4) | 10 (2.6) |
χ2 (df), p- value | 4.498 (8), 0.810 | 20.172 (8), 0.010 | |