Table 1. Participant demographics and baseline sexual behavior.

Variable	HIV+ participants (n = 72)	HIV– participants (n = 205)
Demographic characteristics
Mean age (years)	22.7	24.2
Monthly income <R1000 (R = South African Rand)	76.3%	83.4%
Married	2.7%	6.3%
Stable partner	94.4%	89.2%
Sexual behavior at baseline
Mean age at sexual debut (years)	17.1	17.4
Mean number sexual partners (lifetime)	2.9	3.0
Mean age of oldest partner (years, past 30 days)	26.0	27.9
Reported sex in the past 7 days	54.1%	62.4%
Always use condom during sex	33.3%	32.6%
New partner (past 30 days)	0.0%	1.4%
Anal sex (past 30 days)	0.0%	0.4%