Volume 7, Number 5—October 2001
Dispatch
Human Herpesvirus-8 and Other Viral Infections, Papua New Guinea
Table 2
HHV-8a | PRb | p | APRb | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HCV- | 35/137 (25.5%) | 1 | 1 | ||
HCV+ | 1/12 (8.3%) | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.34 |
EBV- | 1/8 (12.5%) | 1 | 1 | ||
EBV+ | 5/141 (24.8%) | 1.98 | 0.47 | 1.71 | 0.54 |
HSV2- | 25/124 (20.2%) | 1 | 1 | ||
HSV2+ | 10/23 (43.5%) | 2.16 | 0.01 | 1.64 | 0.15 |
aHHV-8 = human herpesvirus-8; HCV = hepatitis C virus; EBV = Epstein-Barr virus; HSV2 = herpes simplexvirus-2.
bPrevalence ratio, crude and adjusted for age, sex, and urban residence.
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