International Journal of STD & AIDS > Volume 20, Number 2 > Pp. 112-114

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Original research articles

Herpes simplex virus-2 infection in male rural migrants in Shanghai, China

N He MD PhD ^*, H Cao PhD , Y Yin MD , M Gao MB ^*, T Zhang PhD ^* and R Detels MD MS  

^* Department of Epidemiology, Fudan University School of Public Health in Shanghai and the Key Laboratory for Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Peoples' Republic of China; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, PO Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA; National Center for STD and Leprosy Control, Peoples' Republic of China

Correspondence to: Professor Roger Detels Email: detels{at}ucla.edu

The overall herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 seroprevalence was 5.5% among male rural migrants working in construction sites, markets and factories, 5.4% among those reporting having had sexual intercourse and 5.8% among those reporting no sexual intercourse. Multiple logistic regression analyses indicate that migrants having higher income were more likely to have HSV-2 infection. None of the HSV-2-positives realized their infection status. Future sexually transmitted disease (STD) intervention programmes should target migrants with higher income and migrant market vendors and should not exclude those who self-report no STDs or no history of sexual intercourse.

Key Words: HSV-2 • rural migrants • Shanghai • China

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