Herpes simplex virux type 2 antibodies : high prevalence in monogamous women in Costa Rica
| dc.creator | Oberle, Mark W. | |
| dc.creator | Rosero-Bixby, Luis | |
| dc.creator | Lee, Francis K. | |
| dc.creator | Sánchez Braverman, María | |
| dc.creator | Nahmias, Andre J. | |
| dc.creator | Guinan, Mary E. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-27T20:42:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-27T20:42:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1989 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en-CR |
| dc.description.pages | 1-6 | |
| dc.description.uri | https://sibdi.ucr.ac.cr/formularios/formulario-transferencia-ccp.php | es_CR |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.sibdi.ucr.ac.cr/handle/123456789/24751 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_CR |
| dc.publisher | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, volumen 41, no. 2 | |
| dc.subject | ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS | es_CR |
| dc.subject | SALUD PUBLICA | es_CR |
| dc.subject | ENFERMEDADES DE TRANSMISION SEXUAL | es_CR |
| dc.title | Herpes simplex virux type 2 antibodies : high prevalence in monogamous women in Costa Rica | en_CR |
| dc.type | Article |
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