Table 1. Baseline Equivalence between Intervention and Control Groups (All study participants at 2011 & Completers at 2014).
| All Study Participants at 2011 (n=835) | Study Participants who completed Endline at 2014 (n=749) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP | Intervention Group N = 410 | Control Group N= 425 | Intervention Group N = 372 | Control Group N= 377 | ||
| BASELINE VARIABLES | Mean (SD) Number (%) | Mean (SD) Number (%) | Rao-Scott chi-square (p-value) | Mean (SD) Number (%) | Mean (SD) Number (%) | Rao-Scott chi-square (p-value) |
| Demographic Variables | ||||||
| Age in 2011 | 14.8 (1.5) | 14.8 (1.6) | 0.62 (0.53) | 14.7 (1.5) | 14.8 (1.6) | 0.85 (0.39) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 213 (52.0%) | 219 (51.5%) | 0.02 (0.88) | 200(53.8%) | 202 (53.6%) | 0.003 (0.96) |
| Female | 197 (48.0%) | 206 (48.5%) | 172(46.2%) | 175(46.4%) | ||
| Orphan Status | 4.24 (0.24) | 1.22(0.31) | ||||
| Paternal | 199 (48.5%) | 228 (53.7%) | 185(49.7%) | 207(54.9%) | ||
| Maternal | 54 (13.2%) | 47 (11.1%) | 48(12.9%) | 43(11.4%0 | ||
| Double Orphan | 146 (35.6%) | 145 (34.1%) | 129(34.7%) | 123(32.6%) | ||
| Unspecified | 11 (2.7%) | 5 (1.2%) | 10(2.7%) | 4(1.1%) | ||
| SES count index (alpha=.61, 13 items) | 3.82 (1.91) | 3.85 (1.92) | 0.23 (0.82) | 3.81(0.10) | 3.82 (0.10) | 0.09(0.93) |
| Education variables | ||||||
| School Uniform (yes) | 255 (62.5%) | 272 (64.2%) | 0.24 (0.62) | 233(63.0%) | 241 (64.1%) | 0.10(0.75) |
| Future Expectations (1=almost no chance ∼ 5=almost certain) | ||||||
| Graduate from high school | 4.13(1.14) | 3.97(1.22) | -1.92(0.05) | 4.16(0.06) | 3.97(0.06) | -2.16(0.03)* |
| Graduate from College/University | 4.02(1.26) | 3.87(1.32) | -1.72(0.09) | 4.05(0.07) | 3.92(0.07) | -1.48(0.14) |
| Sexual Risk Behaviors | ||||||
| Sexual Debut (Yes) | 90 (22.0%) | 94 (22.2%) | 0.004 (0.95) | 80(21.5%) | 76(20.3%) | 0.09(0.76) |
| Married/Living together (Yes) | 37 (9.0%) | 46 (10.9%) | 0.90 (0.34) | 36(9.7%) | 36(9.6%) | 0.002(0.96) |
| Pregnancy (Yes, female only) | 1 (0.2%) | 5 (1.2%) | 2.84(0.09) | 1(0.27) | 3(0.80) | 0.90(0.35) |
| QALY | 0.71 (0.18) | 0.69 (0.19) | -1.20(0.23) | 0.71(0.01) | 0.69(0.01) | -1.39(0.16) |
| Circumcision (Yes, male only) | 72 (34.3%) | 45 (20.8%) | 2.10 (0.15) | 70(35.5%) | 40(20.16%) | 2.86(90.10) |
| Biomarker Data | ||||||
| HIV Infection (Positive) | 5 (1.2%) | 5 (1.2%) | 0.004(0.95) | 3(0.81) | 2(0.27) | 0.19(0.67) |
| HSV-2 Infection (Positive vs. Non-positive using the study cutoff 1.5) | 17 (4.2%) | 10 (2.4%) | 2.98(0.08) | 17(4.6%) | 8(2.12%) | 4.76(0.04)* |
*
p≤.05
**
p≤.01