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Table 1.

Background characteristics, reported sexual behavior and HIV prevalence at the 21-month visit

Control n=627 Intervention n=637 P

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
1 Chi-square or Fisher exact test when appropriate
2 Kruskal-Wallis test
3 During the past 12 months
4 At some time during the past 12 months
5 Among those having had sexual intercourse during the past 12 months
J Infect Dis. 2009 January; 199(1): 14–9.
doi: 10.1086/595566.