Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population

Variable	N (%)
Age (years), n=89
Median, IQR	32 [28, 36]
18–30 yrs	34 (38%)
31–40 yrs	44 (49%)
>40 yrs	11 (12%)
Age at sexual debut (years), n=89
Median, IQR	18 [17-20]
Number of pregnancies, n=89
Median, IQR	3 [2-4]
Marital status, n=86
Not married	32 (37%)
Married	54 (63%)
Condom use with regular partner, n=83
Always	9 (11%)
Never	34 (41%)
Sometimes	40 (48%)
Number of lifetime partners, n=89
1–2	26 (29%)
3–5	55 (62%)
>5	8 (9%)
Education, n=87
High school not completed	67 (77%)
High school completed	20 (23%)
Employment, n=86
Not employed outside the home	29 (34%)
Employed in the formal sector	24 (28%)
Employed in the informal sector	26 (30%)
Other	7 (8%)
CD4+ cell count at baseline, n=87
Median, IQR	350 [214–470]
<200 cells/μL	19 (22%)
200–350 cells/μL	24 (28%)
>350 cells/μL	44 (51%)
Variable	N (%)
HIV-1 viral load at baseline, n=31
Median, IQR	19,250 [1,023–64,898]
Below limit of detection (< 20 copies/mL)	11 (36%)
20–5,000 copies/mL	8 (26%)
>5,000 copies/mL	12 (39%)
HIV-1 viral load at 12 weeks, n=42
Median, IQR	12,389 [3,402–72,082]
Below limit of detection (< 20 copies/mL)	19 (45%)
20–5,000 copies/mL	6 (14%)
>5,000 copies/mL	17 (41%)
cART*, n=85
cART-naive	29 (34%)
cART started during study	10 (12%)
cART started prior to study	46 (54%)

^*cART: combination antiretroviral therapy