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Table 2 Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of KSHV by prevalence of syphilis and HSV2 in individual subpopulations and pooled PR among heterosexuals, China 2010-2015

From: Seroprevalence of antibodies against Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus among HIV-negative people in China

 

Syphilis

HSV2a

 

No.

KSHV+ (%)

PR (95% CI)b

No.

KSHV+ (%)

PR (95% CI)b

Male migrants

 Negative

977

95 (9.7)

1.00

901

87 (9.7)

1.00

 Positive

6

1 (16.7)

1.52 (0.25-9.41)

82

9 (11.0)

1.13 (0.59-2.16)

Female migrants

 Negative

583

65 (11.1)

1.00

508

55 (10.8)

1.00

 Positive

17

1 (5.9)

0.54 (0.08-3.65)

92

11 (12.0)

1.12 (0.61-2.06)

Female sex workers

 Negative

537

56 (10.4)

1.00

287

25 (8.7)

1.00

 Positive

63

4 (6.3)

0.63 (0.28-1.75)

313

35 (11.2)

1.31 (0.81-2.12)

Male STI patients

 Negative

1167

147 (12.6)

1.00

--

--

--

 Positive

169

25 (14.8)

1.07 (0.71-1.62)

--

--

--

Total heterosexualsc,d

 Negative

3264

363 (11.1)

1.00

1696

167 (9.8)

1.00

 Positive

255

29 (11.4)

0.97 (0.67-1.38)

487

55 (11.3)

1.22 (0.89-1.67)

Intravenous drug users

 Negative

427

76 (17.8)

1.00

--

--

--

 Positive

12

1 (8.3)

0.51 (0.08-3.40)

--

--

--

Men who have sex with mene

 Negative

181

48 (26.5)

1.00

161

46 (28.6)

1.00

 Positive

45

25 (55.6)

2.03 (1.38-2.98)

38

20 (52.6)

1.83 (1.22-2.75)

  1. aHSV2 findings are based on 2183 individuals only as the test was not done in 1336 STI patients
  2. bAdjusted by age
  3. cAdditionally adjusted by group
  4. dTotal heterosexuals refer to the Male migrants, Female migrants, Female sex workers and Male STI patients, not Intravenous drug users or Men who have sex with men
  5. eHSV2 status was unknown in 27 MSM