Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics, Treatment Assignment and Retention Rate (N=305)
| N (%) | Retention Rate (%) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | |||
| <= 25 years of age | 164 (54%) | 71% | 0.081 |
| > 25 years of age | 141 (46%) | 79% | |
| Race | |||
| African-American (%) | 299 (98%) | 75% | 0.899 |
| White (%) | 3 (1%) | 67% | |
| Other (%) | 3 (1%) | 67% | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Single, never married | 258 (85%) | 73% | 0.076 |
| Married, Separated or Divorced | 47 (15%) | 85% | |
| Educational Level | |||
| Less than high school | 69 (23%) | 58% | <0.001 |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 142 (47%) | 76% | |
| Some college, bachelor’s degree or higher | 94 (31%) | 85% | |
| Age at Sexual Debut* | |||
| <=14 years of age | 163 (54%) | 69% | 0.020 |
| > 14 years of age | 141 (46%) | 81% | |
| Clinical Center | |||
| A | 79 (26%) | 67% | <0.001 |
| B | 130 (43%) | 85% | |
| C | 39 (13%) | 79% | |
| D | 57 (19%) | 58% | |
| Treatment Assignment | |||
| Azithromycin | 77 (25%) | 69% | 0.335 |
| Azithromycin + Tinidazole | 79 (26%) | 73% | |
| Doxycycline | 76 (25%) | 82% | |
| Doxycycline + Tinidazole | 73 (24%) | 75% |
*
missing information for one participant