Herpes simplex virux type 2 antibodies : high prevalence in monogamous women in Costa Rica
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1989
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The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, volumen 41, no. 2
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1-6
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We studied the prevalence o f antibody to Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-J and HSV-2) in 766 randomly selected Costa Rican women 25-59 years of age in a national household survey in 1984-1985. Overall, 97.1% were seropositive for HSV-1 and 39.4% for HSV-2. Only 1.1% o f HSV-2 seropositive women gave a history o f symptomatic genital herpes. HSV-2 virus antibody increased with age and with the number of lifetime sexual partners. HSV-2 seroprevalence among women who reported only 1 lifetime sexual partner was almost twice as high as the prevalence among women who denied sexual experience (30.5% vs. 17.7%) and reached 79.2% among women with > 4 partners. HSV-2 seroprevalence was lower among women whose partners used condoms: 28.9% for those who had used condoms for at least 2 years vs. 44.3% for those who never used condoms.
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ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS, SALUD PUBLICA, ENFERMEDADES DE TRANSMISION SEXUAL