Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics
| Variables | Overall | Injectable-HCs users | Non-HCs users | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 128 | 64 | 64 | |
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| Age (years) | 28 (23–36) | 28 (23–36) | 29 (23–37) | 0.653 |
| Marital status [% (n)] | ||||
| Single | 2.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 4.7% (3) | 0.057 |
| Stable partner | 34.7% (44) | 41.3% (26) | 28.1% (18) | |
| Married | 3.9% (5) | 6.4% (4) | 1.6% (1) | |
| Many partners | 59.1% (75) | 52.4% (33) | 65.6% (42) | |
| Sex work [% (n)] | 79.7% (102) | 79.7% (51) | 79.7% (51) | 1.000 |
| Education [% (n)] | ||||
| <Grade 8 | 21.9% (28) | 21.9% (14) | 21.9% (14) | 0.972 |
| Grade 8–10 | 29.7% (38) | 28.1% (18) | 31.3% (20) | |
| Grade 11–12 | 48.4% (62) | 50.0% (32) | 46.9% (30) | |
| Condom use [% (n)] | ||||
| Always use condom with steady partner(s) | 25.0% (32) | 20.3% (13) | 29.7% (19) | 0.308 |
| Always use condom with casual partner(s) | 53.9% (69) | 46.9% (30) | 60.9% (39) | 0.156 |
| Condom use at last sex act | 59.4% (76) | 53.1% (34) | 65.6% (42) | 0.208 |
| Positive test or culture result [% (n)] | ||||
| Genital discharge | 17.2% (22) | 12.5% (8) | 21.9% (14) | 0.241 |
| Bacterial vaginosis (Nugent >7) | 51.2% (65) | 50.8% (32) | 51.6% (33) | 1.000 |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | 18.9% (24) | 19.1% (12) | 18.8% (12) | 1.000 |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | 6.3% (8) | 4.8% (3) | 7.8% (5) | 0.718 |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae | 6.3% (8) | 1.6% (1) | 10.9% (7) | 0.062 |
| Mycoplasma genitalium | 1.6% (2) | 3.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.244 |
| HSV-2 PCR | 2.4% (3) | 3.2% (2) | 1.6% (1) | 1.000 |
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Descriptive statistics are reported as percentages (categorical data) or medians and IQRs (continuous data).