Author

Year

Place

No of
zoster cases

HIV positive

Mean age of
study population

Van de Perre et al ¹²

1989

Kigali

131

92%

Not available

Colebunders R et al ¹³

1988

Zaire

146

91%

Not available

Dehne KL et al ¹⁴

1992

Karoi

182

89

Not available

Vosconcellos MR et al ¹⁵

1990

Sao Paulo

66

10.6

31.7

Varsha D et al ¹⁶

1998

Mumbai

74

47.3%

Not available

Desylva et al ¹⁷

1998

Mumbai

Not available

22.5%

Not available

Kar PK et al ¹

2003

Bangalore

115

9.5

21-20 years

Onunu AN et al ¹⁸

2004

Nigeria

52

69.2%

36.1+/-16.14[HIV +]
56.3+/-17.51[HIV-]

Dubey AK et al ² 

2005

Pondicherry

46

13.04%

25.5[HIV+]
37.65[HIV-]

Present study

2006

Hubli

90

37.77%

38.77+/-15.55