Prevalence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 and associated sociodemographic variables in pregnant women attending king fahd hospital of the university.

Obeid E Obeid

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Article in Journal of family & community medicine, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

Global Seroprevalence (HSV-2 IgG), Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Genital Herpes Infection During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pregnancy · 2026
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 epidemiology in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions.Scientific reports · 2019
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Rubella and Cytomegalovirus Infections Among Pregnant Women in Makkah: Implications for Screening and Vaccination Programs.Cureus · 2024
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Prevalence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 antibodies among individuals screened in a tertiary hospital in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.Journal of medicine and life · 2022
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The Effect of HSV-1 Seropositivity on the Course of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Condition of Newborns.Microorganisms · 2022
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Prevalence of toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes (TORCH) infections among women attending the antenatal care clinic, maternity hospital in Abha, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2020
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Prevalence of 7 sexually transmitted organisms by multiplex real-time PCR in Fallopian tube specimens collected from Saudi women with and without ectopic pregnancy.BMC infectious diseases · 2015
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Seropositivity and determinants of immunoglobulin-G (IgG) antibodies against Herpes simplex virus (HSV) types -1 and -2 in pregnant women in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.African health sciences · 2015
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Obeid E ObeidDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

King Faisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe risk factors associated with herpes simplex virus (HSV) seropositivity in pregnant women in Saudi Arabia are not known. This study was aimed at identifying the sociodemographic variables associated with seroprevalence of HSV-1 and HSV-2 in pregnant women in a Saudi hospital. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis is a hospital-based cross-sectional study that included all pregnant mothers who delivered at King Fahd Hospital of the University (KFHU) over a period of two years (November 2002 to October 2004). Anti-HSV-1 and anti-HSV-2 IgG and IgM antibodies were determined using type-specific ELISA. Each subject completed a structured questionnaire. Relevant sociodemographic variables were analyzed.

resultsA higher prevalence of HSV-1 IgG antibodies (93.2%) was found in those mothers who were not educated (illiterate or read and write only) in comparison with pregnant women with formal school education (p = 0.021). This was confirmed by using multiple regression analysis (p = 0.027). The prevalence of HSV-2 IgG was higher among civil servants and teachers (40.0 % and 14.7 % respectively) than in unskilled labourers, professionals, or housewives (p = 0.0001). Using multiple regression analysis, the prevalence of HSV-2 IgG was found to increase in older mothers (p = 0.037). No statistically significant association was found between HSV seroprevalence and other socio demographic variables.

conclusionsIdentifying the sociodemographic factors associated with HSV infection will help in understanding the epidemiology of HSV infection in Saudi women and may help in designing preventive measures.

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