Table 1. Characteristics of the study populations at enrollment.

	Enrollment HSV-2 Positive				Enrollment HSV-2 Negative				All Participants
	Intervention		Control		Intervention		Control		Intervention		Control
Characteristics and Behaviors	n	Percent	n	Percent	n	Percent	n	Percent	n	Percent	n	Percent
All	782	100.0	759	100.0	1,696	100.0	1,717	100.0	2,756	100.0	2,775	100.0
Age (y)
15–29	412	52.7	389	51.2	1,379	81.3	1,430	83.2	1,988	72.1	2,037	73.4
30–39	267	34.1	261	34.3	269	15.9	247	14.4	598	21.7	575	20.7
40+	103	13.2	110	14.5	48	2.8	41	2.4	170	6.2	163	5.9
Marital status
Currently married	534	68.3	519	68.4	658	38.8	654	38.1	1,340	48.6	1,332	48.0
Previously married	65	8.3	71	9.4	82	4.8	56	3.3	165	6.0	141	5.1
Never married	183	23.4	169	22.3	956	56.4	1,007	58.7	1,251	45.4	1,302	46.9
Sex partners in past year
None	74	9.5	63	8.3	363	21.4	402	23.4	493	17.9	518	18.7
One	368	47.1	362	47.7	786	46.3	776	45.2	1,288	46.7	1,279	46.1
Two	219	28.0	237	31.2	348	20.5	367	21.4	621	22.5	670	24.1
Three or more	121	15.5	97	12.8	199	11.7	172	10.0	354	12.8	308	11.1
Condom use
None	469	60.0	436	57.4	942	55.5	957	55.7	1,589	57.7	1,564	57.7
Inconsistent	254	32.5	261	34.4	466	27.5	474	27.6	791	28.7	826	29.8
Consistent	59	7.5	62	8.2	288	17.0	286	16.7	376	13.6	385	13.9