Community-based study on seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in New Delhi

Chawla, Rohit; Bhalla, Kuhulika; Singh, Mongjam Meghachandra; Garg, Suneela

doi:10.4103/0255-0857.38855

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“…This finding agreed to that reported for Kirkuk population [15]. The seroprevalence was steady increased with education, same to that reported by Chawla et al [58] and Xu et al [59], while other studies show high seroprevalence in less educated women [52,54,60]. However, Biswas et al [42] reported higher incidence in women with secondary school education.…”

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“…OR confirmed an association between residence and HSV 2 seroprevalence. This findings were not agreed to that reported by others [15,41], however, it was consistent with that reported by Chawla et al [58]. Acute HSV -2 infections also was more in urban areas than in rural, but such difference not reach a significant level.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…Recently reported study [41], higher HSV 2 seroprevalence was found among Christians versus Muslims and this differences in prevalence with religions, may be due to practice of male circumcision at infancy or early childhood by the spouses of the pregnant women among Muslims. Low socioeconomic status observed in some studies to be associated with HSV 2 seroprevalence [41,42,56,58,61]. However, Germany as a country with high socioeconomic status, the HSV 2 seroprevalence was 82% in pregnant women, while the corresponding value in Arab countries ranged from 6.5% to 27.1%.…”

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Association between Herpes Simplex virus type 2 (HSV 2) and bad obstetric outcomes

Hassan¹,

Alsamarai²,

Aljumaili³

et al. 2014

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Introduction: HSV is a common human pathogen that lead to lifelong latent infection. Maternal infections may be associate with transmission to the fetus. The risk factors associated with HSV 2 seropositivity in pregnant women in Iraq are not well studied. Aim: The present study conducted to verify the prevalence of HSV 2 infections in women with bad obstetric history (BOH) in Kirkuk Governorate. Material and Methods: HSV 2 seropositivity among women aged 14 to 48 years was investigated by determination of HSV 2 IgG and IgM in a prospective, case control descriptive study. Results: The overall HSV 2 seroprevalence was 29.9%, with a non significant difference between women with BOH and women with normal pregnancy. HSV 2 IgM, as an indicator of current infection was demonstrated in 2% of the studied population, and was significantly (P= 0.002) higher in women with BOH compared to women with normal pregnancy. Both HSV 2 IgG and IgM were significantly varied with age groups, with trends of increasing with older ages. HSV 2 IgG was statistically significantly higher in working women (P=0.03) as compared to housewife. Conclusions: Significant association was found between HSV 2 seroprevalence and education levels, residence, smoking and animal exposure. Presence of pregnancy in women with HSV-2 latent infection was a risk factor for development of BOH.

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Association between Herpes Simplex virus type 2 (HSV 2) and bad obstetric outcomes

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Aljumaili³

et al. 2014

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“…These findings were found to be comparable with that of 72%:28% of Chawla et al study groups. 12 Among HBsAg positive cases in the present study, most of the cases were illiterates constituting 71.8%. These findings were found to be comparable with that of 65.5% of Fawad Khan et al study groups.…”

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SEROPREVALENCE OF HSV, HBsAg & HCV IN STD CLINIC ATTENDEES OF A TERTIARY CARE STATE HEADQUARTERS HOSPITAL

Godha¹,

S²,

Kumari³

et al. 2017

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BACKGROUNDSexual activity in humans is meant for both procreative and recreational purposes. However, with the discovery of HIV/AIDS in 1981, concerns developed worldwide over unprotected sex. The unprotected sexual activity is contributing for transmission of symptomatic and asymptomatic STIs such as HIV, HBsAg and HCV.The aim is to study seroprevalence of HBsAg, HSV & anti-HCV antibodies in STD clinic attendees of Osmania Medical College/ Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad. MATERIALS AND METHODSIt is a descriptive study (observational study) conducted from January 2015 -December 2015 at STD Clinic OPD. A total of 3,583 patients who attended the STD Clinic during the above period were studied and patients having direct or indirect risk factors were serotested for the 3 viral infections after inclusion and exclusion criteria with informed consent. A 5 mL of venous blood is collected and the separated serum is tested for HSV 1&2, HBsAg and Anti-HCV antibodies by using ELISA kits. It is ensured that the test kits used have >95% sensitivity and specificity. Settings & Design-All eligible patients attending STD Clinic, Dept. of DVL, Osmania Medical College/Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad were included in the study after inclusion and exclusion criteria with informed consent. A consecutive sampling methodology with zero intervals is followed. A percentage analysis method is used to derive the conclusions. RESULTSA total of 473 cases are found to be seropositives out of the 3,583 STD clinic attendees for either of 3 STIs showing a seroprevalence of 13.20%, in which male seroprevalence is 13.56% (258 cases) and female seroprevalence is 12.80% (215 cases).In the studied population of 3583, 412 cases were seropositives for HSV Antibodies with seroprevalence of 11.5%, 39 were HBsAg Antibodies positive with seroprevalence of 1.09% and 22 cases were positive for HCV antibodies with seroprevalence of 0.61%. The seropositivity in males and females respectively for HSV is 11.56% and 11.43%; for HBsAg is 1.26% and 0.89%; for HCV is 0.74% and 0.48%. The illiterates (376 of 473=79.49%) and people of low socioeconomic status (371 of 473=78%) are more affected. While 234 of 258 men are having either Premarital, Extramarital or combination accounting to 90.70%, 176 of 215 (81.86%) women are confined to marital sex. CONCLUSIONThe awareness on STIs needs to be well informed before the start of the sexual activity by incorporating the STI/RTI education in school and college curriculum, through IEC activities like mass media campaigns, print & electronic media, by using local cultural festivals, gatherings and through marriage institutions. The at-risk populations such as Sex workers, MSM & IDUs should be covered through specific targeted interventions by utilising NGOs, local bodies and associations.

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“…[3] Studies published in 2008 have shown a much higher prevalence of 29.8% and 30% in Chennai and Mumbai respectively. [11,12] Among healthy blood donors in North India, there was an initial increase in HIV seroprevalence from 0.16% in 1996 to 0.3% in 2002 followed by a decline from 0.70% in 2002 to 0.44% in 2005. [13,14] The rise in HIV prevalence among MSM and IDU is of great concern.…”

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Emerging trends in viral sexually transmitted infections in India

Dhawan¹,

Khandpur²

2009

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol

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Community-based study on seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in New Delhi

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Association between Herpes Simplex virus type 2 (HSV 2) and bad obstetric outcomes

Association between Herpes Simplex virus type 2 (HSV 2) and bad obstetric outcomes

SEROPREVALENCE OF HSV, HBsAg & HCV IN STD CLINIC ATTENDEES OF A TERTIARY CARE STATE HEADQUARTERS HOSPITAL

Emerging trends in viral sexually transmitted infections in India

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