Inland and Fishing Community HSV-2 Seroprevalence

We compared demographic and behavioral characteristics of STIPS participants in inland and fishing communities using χ² tests. We estimated HSV-2 seroprevalence in men and women, and used modified Poisson regression [24 (link)] to estimate the association between HSV-2 infection and risk factors, specifically: community type (inland/fishing), age group, marital status, educational level, number of sex partners in the last year, lifetime number of sex partners, HIV serostatus, HIV viral load suppression status (defined as <1000 copies/mL, as per WHO guidelines [25 ]), history of PrEP usage, male circumcision status, and infection with a curable STI (trichomonas, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis). We measured all associations using unadjusted and adjusted prevalence risk ratios (PRR, adj PRR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Adjusted models controlled for age group, community type, marital status, educational level, and HIV serostatus.