TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants By Arm and Overall
| Intervention (N = 203), (%) | Control (N = 197), (%) | Total (N = 400), (%) | |
| Aged 15–24 yrs | 106/203 (52) | 102/197 (52) | 208/400 (52) |
| Country | |||
| Kenya | 103/203 (51) | 98/197 (50) | 201/400 (50) |
| Uganda | 100/203 (49) | 99/197 (50) | 199/400 (50) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single (never married) | 49/203 (24) | 39/197 (20) | 88/400 (22) |
| Married/cohabitating | 154/203 (76) | 156/197 (79) | 310/400 (78) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 0/203 (0) | 2/197 (1) | 2/400 (0) |
| Occupation | |||
| Farmer | 64/202 (32) | 64/197 (32) | 128/399 (32) |
| Housewife | 33/202 (16) | 24/197 (12) | 57/399 (14) |
| Shopkeeper/market vendor | 26/202 (13) | 20/197 (10) | 46/399 (12) |
| Student | 18/202 (9) | 21/197 (11) | 39/399 (10) |
| No job | 14/202 (7) | 16/197 (8) | 30/399 (8) |
| Manual labor/construction | 1/202 (0) | 1/197 (1) | 2/399 (1) |
| Fishing/fishmonger | 4/202 (2) | 4/197 (2) | 8/399 (2) |
| Other | 42/202 (21) | 47/197 (24) | 89/399 (22) |
| HIV risk enrollment criteria | |||
| Ministry of Health only | 3/203 (1) | 1/197 (1) | 4/400 (1) |
| Self-assessed (current/anticipated) only | 8/203 (4) | 9/197 (5) | 17/400 (4) |
| Ministry of Health and self-assessed | 192/203 (95) | 187/197 (95) | 379/400 (95) |
| HIV risk by sexual partners | |||
| Partner with HIV or unknown status (any, past 6 mo) | 192/203 (95) | 186/197 (94) | 378/400 (94) |
| Primary partner with HIV* | 34/101 (34) | 37/99 (37) | 71/200 (36) |
| Primary partner with HIV on ART† | 31/32 (97) | 32/32 (100) | 63/64 (98) |
| Alcohol use (any, prior 3 mo) | 14/203 (7) | 12/197 (6) | 26/400 (6) |
| Pregnant | 80/203 (39) | 74/197 (38) | 154/400 (38) |
| PrEP or PEP use (any, prior 6 mo) | 11/203 (5) | 14/197 (7) | 25/400 (6) |
*
Among participants reporting a primary partner.
†
Among participants reporting their primary partner is living with HIV.