Identification of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Risk Factors Associated with This Infection in Women in Thi-Qar Province

To determine whether or not the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) is present in the female repro¬ductive system, the research was carried out somewhere between November 2017 and March 2018. In all, one hundred cervical samples were obtained from infected women. We used a Real-Time Polymerase Chain reaction to diagnose these samples. The individuals, whose ages ranged from 20 to 30 years, returned to private clinics located in the core of Nasiriya city in the Thi-Qar province of Iraq. Among those aged ≥30, the highest positive frequency for HSV-2 was 12, or 16.9%. The overall prevalence was 16 (24.6%). In the under-30 age bracket, 6.9% of cases were HSV-2 combinations. Out of all the women surveyed, 13.5% tested positive for HSV-2 in urban areas. When looking at viral infections and marital status, no significant differences were found. The highest HSV-2 level observed in this study was 4(33.3) in women who did not smoke. While 14 HSV-2 were detected at acidic pH, only two (18.2%) were detected at alkaline pH. Based on the number of births, the prevalence of HSV-2 varied between 8 (12.3%) and 2 (28.6%). In contrast, 10 cases (20.8% of the total) of vaginal secretions, 1 case (11.1%) of recurrent infection, 2 cases (5.7% of the total), and 1 case (33.3%) of post-coil and hysterectomy symptoms were found to be positive for herpes simplex virus.