Table 1. Demographics by condition and HIV serostatus by gender.
| Characteristic | Total N (%) or Mean (SD) | Intervention n = 238 | Control n = 240 | t/χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 28.2 (7.1) | 28.3(6.8) | 28.1(7.4) | .27 | .79 |
| Personal Income (Rand, per month) | 1,727 (2,138) | 1,549 (1,696) | 1,887 (2,466) | 1.2 | .26 |
| Living on social grants? | |||||
| Yes | 147 (31) | 81 (34) | 66 (28) | 2.4 | .12 |
| No | 331 (69) | 157 (66) | 174 (73) | .57 | .45 |
| Employment | |||||
| Unemployed | 344 (72) | 175 (74) | 169 (70) | ||
| Employed | 134 (28) | 63 (27) | 71 (30) | ||
| Education | 2.7 | .10 | |||
| <Grade 12 | 253 (53) | 135 (57) | 118 (50) | ||
| <Grade 12 or more | 225 (47) | 103 (43) | 122 (51) | ||
| Residence | 8.3 | .004 | |||
| Rural | 340 (71.1) | 155 (65) | 185 (77) | ||
| Urban | 138 (28.9) | 83 (35) | 55 (23) | ||
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| HIV serostatus | Men n = 239 | Women n = 239 | |||
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| Baseline | |||||
| Positive | 38 (16) | 76 (32) | |||
| Negative | 144 (60) | 163 (68) | |||
| Did not test | 57 (24) | 0 (0) | |||
| Post-intervention | |||||
| Positive | 43 (21) | 82 (35) | |||
| Negative | 165 (69) | 124 (52) | |||
| Did not test/re-test | 31 (10) | 33 (13) | |||