Open AccessSexual and Demographic Risk Factors for Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 According to Schooling Level Among Mexican Youths
Author(s) -
Charles Dimitry Abraham,
Carlos J. Conde-Glez,
Aurelio Cruz-Valdéz,
Luisa María Sánchez-Zamorano,
Clara Hernandez-Marquez,
Eduardo LazcanoPonce
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/00007435-200307000-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , demography , population , condom , logistic regression , herpes simplex virus , cross sectional study , sexually transmitted disease , public health , immunology , serology , environmental health , virus , antibody , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , nursing , pathology , sociology
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the agent causing one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in sexually active individuals, is currently considered a public health problem. In Mexico, there have been no population-based studies of the prevalence and factors associated with HSV-2 infection among young students.