title: Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among commercial sex workers in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
abstract: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the sociodemographic correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection among male and female commercial sex workers in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China. HSV-2 prevalence was 33.0%, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was 2.4% and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was 6.8%. Subjects who were positive for HSV-2 had a significantly higher prevalence of HIV infection (5.5% versus 0.9%, P = 0.002; odds ratio [OR]: 6.4, P = 0.006) and HCV infection (18.7% versus 2.4%, P < 0.001; OR: 7.6, P < 0.001) compared with HSV-2-negative individuals. Risk factors that increased the odds of HSV-2 infection were HIV infection, HCV infection, being female, and having a steady sex partner within the last six months (P < or = 0.01). In a multivariate analysis, being female (OR: 6.6, P < 0.001), having HCV infection (OR: 5.9, P < 0.001) and having a sex partner within the last six months (OR: 2.2, P < 0.05) showed greater odds of being infected with HSV-2. A strong relationship was found between HSV-2, HIV and HCV infections.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Ngo
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Laeyendecker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Quinn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1; D016174:Hepacivirus; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011477:Sex Work; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral