Table 2.
Social and demographic characteristics of two study arms. Figures are numbers (percentages)
| Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n=715) | Control (n=701) | Intervention (n=694) | Control (n=666) | ||
| Age (years): | |||||
| 15-17 | 329 (46.0) | 289 (41.2) | 234 (33.7) | 182 (27.3) | |
| 18-19 | 261 (36.5) | 250 (35.7) | 259 (37.3) | 264 (39.8) | |
| 20-21 | 102 (14.3) | 128 (18.3) | 160 (23.1) | 164 (24.6) | |
| 22-26 | 23 (3.2) | 34 (4.8) | 41 (5.9) | 56 (8.4) | |
| Education grade: | |||||
| <9 | 67 (9.4) | 40 (5.7) | 112 (16.1) | 79 (11.9) | |
| 9 | 343 (48.0) | 248 (35.4) | 335 (48.3) | 243 (36.5) | |
| 10 | 243 (34.0) | 279 (39.8) | 188 (27.1) | 229 (34.4) | |
| 11 | 58 (8.1) | 121 (17.3) | 55 (7.9) | 105 (15.8) | |
| >11 | 4 (0.6) | 13 (1.8) | 4 (0.6) | 10 (1.5) | |
| Current schooling | 707 (98.9) | 678 (96.7) | 680 (98.0) | 640 (96.2) | |
| HIV seroprevalence | 70 (9.8) | 90 (12.8) | 12 (1.7) | 14 (2.1) | |
| HSV-2 seroprevalence | 194 (27.6) | 213 (31.0) | 70(10.3) | 65 (10.0) | |
| Ever had sexual intercourse | 655 (91.6) | 633 (90.3) | 654 (94.2) | 624 (93.7) | |
| Correct use of condom on last sexual intercourse | 266 (40.7) | 288 (45.6) | 292 (44.6) | 303 (48.6) | |
| >2 sexual partners in past year | 62 (9.5) | 71 (11.2) | 317 (48.5) | 314 (50.3) | |
| Casual partner in past 12 months | 138 (21.1) | 146 (23.1) | 379 (58.0) | 378 (60.6) | |
| Ever had transactional sex | 177 (27.1) | 141 (22.3) | 200 (30.6) | 168 (26.9) | |
| More than one incident of physical/sexual intimate partner violence | 177 (24.7) | 157 (22.4) | 100 (14.5) | 96 (14.5) | |
| Rape or attempted rape | — | — | 126 (18.2) | 141 (21.3) | |
| Depression (CES-D) | 117 (16.4) | 103 (14.7) | 45 (6.5) | 54 (8.1) | |
| Problem drinking | 28 (3.9) | 19 (2.7) | 170 (24.5) | 171 (25.7) | |
| Ever misused drugs | 37 (5.2) | 53 (7.6) | 256 (37.1) | 262 (39.5) | |