Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in HIV Coinfected Individuals in Eastern India with Risk Factor Analysis

Table 2

Seroprevalence of HSV-1 IgM and HSV-1 IgG antibody.

	HIV patient group				HIV control group				Non-HIV control group
	Number of pts.	HSV-1 IgM		HSV-1 IgG		HSV-1 IgM		HSV-1 IgG		HSV-1 IgM		HSV-1 IgG
Overall		2 (3.8%)		49 (94.2%)		2 (4.4%)		42 (93.3%)		1 (2.2%)		40 (88.9%)
According to gender
Male		3.3%		93.3%		4.3%		95.7%		4%		92%
Female		4.5%		95.5%		4.5%		90.0%		0		85%
According to age (in yrs)
18–25		12.5%		100%		0		100%		0		100%
26–35		0		100%		5.9%		94.1%		0		87.5%
36–45		4.3%		87%		6.7%		86.7%		4.8%		85.7%
46–55		0		100%		0		100%		0		85.7%
According to number of partners
0		0		0		0		100%		0		7.5%
1		0		100%		0		7.7%		3.3%		90.3%
>1		8.3%		87.5%		7.4%		9.6%		0		100%
According to Income groups
L		25%		75%		0		100%		0		100%
UL		3.3%		93.3%		5.5%		100%		0		93.3%
LM		0		100%		5.5%		88.9%		5.5%		88.9%
UM		0		100%		0		100%		0		71.4%
U		0		0		0		66.7%		0		100%
According to literacy status
Ill		0		100%		9.1%		81.8%		0		100%
P		3.4%		93.1%		33.3%		100%		0		100%
M		11.1%		100%		0		100%		0		90%
S		0		75%		0		100%		8.3%		83.3%
H		0		100%		0		75%		0		81.8%

L, lower; UL, upper lower; LM, lower middle; UM, upper middle; U, upper; Ill, illiterates; P, primary; M, middle; S, secondary; H, HS and above.