Frequency percent Number of Sexual Partners Single 22 55.0% Multiple 7 17.5% None 11 27.5% Usage of Barrier Methods (Condoms) Yes 0 .0% No 40 100.0% Usage of Shared Lasers Yes 5 12.5% No 35 87.5% History of Travel to Endemic Area Yes 16 40.0% No 24 60.0%

55% of the study sample had a single sexual partner and 40% with history of travel to endemic area while No one in the study sample had ever used condoms during sexual activity

Table 2: Frequency table showing the distribution of social parameters in patients with herpes zoster at Khartoum Dermatology Hospital, 2012