Background characteristics, reported sexual behavior and HIV prevalence at the 21-month visit
Background characteristics, reported sexual behavior and HIV prevalence at the 21-month visit
Control n=627 | Intervention n=637 | P | |
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Background Characteristics | |||
Ethnic group | 0.771 | ||
Sotho | 55.7% | 54.9% | |
Zulu | 29.2% | 28.4% | |
Other | 15.2% | 16.6% | |
Less than 21 years old | 34.0% | 29.8% | 0.121 |
Primary level of education completed | 98.9% | 98.6% | 0.801 |
Married or living as married4 | 4.0% | 5.2% | 0.491 |
Reported sexual behavior | |||
Mean (median) number of lifetime partners | 4.7 (4.0) | 4.2 (4.0) | 0.102 |
Mean (median) number of non-spousal sex partners3 | 0.90 (1.0) | 0.9 (1.0) | 0.482 |
Mean (median) number of sex-acts3 | 10.0 (5.0) | 11.6 (5.0) | 0.982 |
Consistent condom use with non-spousal sex partners3,5 | 25.0% | 26.0% | 0.841 |
HIV prevalence | |||
HIV-positive | 7.3% | 3.9% | 0.0101 |