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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Afr J Reprod Health. 2012 Sep;16(3):14–27.

Table 4.

Risk Reduction Measures: Means (Standard Deviations), Medians, Counts (% to total)

Risk Reduction Measure Total n=48 MI n=28 HPP n=20 Tests for Group Differences
Number of Sexual Partners [n=44] mean (SD) Median 2.0 (2.0)
Med 1.0
1.5 (1.6)
Med 1.0
2.8 (2.4)
Med 2.0
MW Z=−1.983, p=0.047
Over past 3 mo, Always Used Protection [n=42] n (%) 29 (69.0%) 22 (84.6%) 7 (43.8%) FET p=0.014
Used Protection Last Sexual Encounter [n=46] n (%) 34 (73.9% 24 (88.9%) 10 (52.6%) FET p=0.015
Used Protection Last Vaginal Sexual Encounter [n=31] n (%) 27 (87.1%) 21 (100%) 6 (60.0%) FET p=0.007
In the last 3 mo, I had anal sex n (%) [n=40] 4 (10.0%) 2 (8.7%) 2 (11.8%) FET p=1.00
Over past 3 mo, decided not to have sex since no protection available [n=42] n (%) 28 (66.7%) 23 (92.0%) 5 (29.4%) χ2=17.838, df=1, p<0.001
Last time had sex, under influence of alcohol n (%) 6 (12.5%) 1 (3.6%) 5 (25.0%) FET p=0.069
Last time had sex, under influence of drugs n (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) No difference

T T-test for Independence; FET Fisher’s Exact Test; MW Mann Whitney Test for Independence