Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among commercial sex workers in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Ngo, TD;
Laeyendecker, O;
Li, C;
Tai, H;
Cui, M;
Lai, S;
Quinn, TC;
(2008)
Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among commercial sex workers in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
International journal of STD & AIDS, 19 (10).
pp. 694-697.
ISSN 0956-4624
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2008.008072
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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.
