Table 1.
Baseline characteristics | Overall | Disclosed to anyone by month three | ||
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N (%) or (median, IQR) | N = 349 | Yes N = 309 |
No N = 40 |
χ2 (P value) |
Age, median (years) | 21 (19, 22) | 21 (19, 22) | 21 (20, 23) | 1.94 (0.16)a |
Age 18 years | 69 (20%) | 63 (20%) | 6 (15%) | 0.65 (0.42) |
Secondary school or higher | 204 (58%) | 181 (59%) | 23 (58%) | 0.02 (0.90) |
Intimate partner violence, past year | 166 (48%) | 141 (46%) | 25 (63%) | 3.97 (0.05) |
Perceived HIV likelihood in the next yearc | 182 (52%) | 159 (52%) | 24 (60%) | 1.00 (0.32) |
Primary sexual partner, past 3 months | 296 (85%) | 262 (85%) | 34 (85%) | 0.01 (0.94) |
Primary partner living with HIV or unknown HIV status | 176 (50%) | 155 (50%) | 21 (53%) | 0.08 (0.78) |
More than one partner, past year | 44 (13%) | 41 (13%) | 3 (8%) | 0.55 (0.45)b |
Transaction sex, last 3 monthsd | 85 (24%) | 76 (25%) | 9 (23%) | 0.08 (0.65) |
Always used condom with vaginal sexe | 62 (18%) | 55 (18%) | 7 (18%) | 0.00 (1.00) |
Depressive symptom CES-D ≥ 10f | 171 (49%) | 152 (49%) | 19 (48%) | 0.04 (0.84) |
Living with parents | 180 (52%) | 159 (52%) | 21 (53%) | 0.01 (0.92) |
Living with partner | 80 (23%) | 71 (23%) | 9 (23%) | 0.00 (0.94) |
aThe median and interquartile range (IQR) are provided for continuous variables
bFisher's exact two-sided p value
c'How would you describe your chances of getting HIV in the next year' was dichotomized as perceived HIV likelihood next year if responses were small, moderate, great chance and prefer not to answer
dTransaction sex is defined as having sex with a man in exchange for food, clothes, cosmetics, transportation, and items for children, and other items
e'Prefer not to answer' responses were categorized as condomless sex
fCenter for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale is the sum of 10 items (CESD-10), and the range is 0 to 30. CESD-10 score ≥ 10 indicates a likelihood of depressive symptoms