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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in low-income urban populations in coastal Peru
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Volume 32, No. 9, Year 2005
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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in general and socially marginalized populations of low-income, urban, coastal Peru. Study: Two low-income populations were administered an epidemiologic survey and serologic tests, determining risk behavior, HSV-2, and HIV prevalence. Results: In the socially marginalized population, HSV-2 prevalence was 72.3% in men who have sex only with men (MSOM), 42.5% in women, and 20.7% in men. In the general population, HSV-2 prevalence was 20.5% in women and 7.1% in men. In all groups except the male general population, HSV-2 prevalence increased with age or number of sexually active years (both P <0.001). HSV-2 infection was associated with HIV infection in MSOM (P <0.023) and other socially marginalized men (P <0.01). Conclusion: HSV-2 was common in both low-income populations, and control programs are needed in Peru given high prevalence and association with HIV infection. Prevention of HSV-2 infection should target individuals before they become sexually active. Copyright © 2005, American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Konda, Kelika A.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Klausner, Jeffrey David
United States, San Francisco
San Francisco Department of Public Health
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Lescano, Andrés Guillermo
United States, San Francisco
San Francisco Department of Public Health
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
United States, Bethesda
Instituto Nacional de la Salud Mental
Segundo Ramos, Leon Sandoval
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Pajuelo, Jose B.
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Cáceres, Carlos F.
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Coates, Thomas J.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Celentano, David D.
Unknown Affiliation
Hartwell, Tyler D.
Unknown Affiliation
Pequegnat, Willo
United States, Bethesda
Instituto Nacional de la Salud Mental
Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane Ane
Unknown Affiliation
Solomon, Suniti S.
Unknown Affiliation
Woelk, Godfrey B.
Unknown Affiliation
Wu, Zunyou
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 33
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/01.olq.0000175413.89733.ae
ISSN:
01485717
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male
Female