Title |
Seroprevalence and risk factors of herpes simplex virus type-2 infection among pregnant women in Northeast India
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-11-325 |
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Authors |
Dipankar Biswas, Biswajyoti Borkakoty, Jagadish Mahanta, Kamini Walia, Lahari Saikia, Brogen S Akoijam, Lobsang Jampa, Alia Kharkongar, Eric Zomawia |
Abstract |
Herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections that facilitate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition by over two fold or more. The development of HSV-2 control methods as a measure to control HIV epidemic in high HSV-2/HIV areas has become a priority. Two out of the six high HIV prevalent states of India are located in the Northeastern region of India. Due to lack of documented HSV-2 studies from this part of the country; there was a need for estimating the seroprevalence and risk factors of HSV-2 infection in this defined population. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 4 | 80% |
Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 82 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 16 | 20% |
Researcher | 14 | 17% |
Student > Master | 9 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 7% |
Other | 4 | 5% |
Other | 8 | 10% |
Unknown | 25 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 29% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 4% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
Other | 15 | 18% |
Unknown | 28 | 34% |