Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study population
| Soshanguve, RSA | Kisumu, Kenya | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) 140 (100) | N (%) 137 (100) | N (%) 277 (100) | p‐value | |
| Age | 0.99 | |||
| Median (IQR) | 23 (21 to 26) | 23 (21 to 26) | 23 (21 to 26) | |
| 18 to 24 | 92 (66) | 91 (66) | 183 (66) | |
| 25 to 30 | 48 (34) | 46 (34) | 94 (34) | |
| Currently have a primary partner | 135 (96) | 126 (92) | 261 (94) | 0.13 |
| Married or cohabiting | 13 (9) | 66 (48) | 79 (29) | <0.001 |
| Currently have a casual sex partner | 19 (14) | 31 (23) | 50 (18) | 0.06 |
| Exchange sex ever | 8 (6) | 25 (18) | 33 (12) | 0.001 |
| Parity >0 | 109 (78) | 107 (78) | 216 (78) | 0.99 |
| Completed secondary school | 86 (61) | 57 (42) | 143 (52) | 0.001 |
| Earns an income | 18 (13) | 68 (50) | 86 (31) | <0.001 |
| Food insecurity past 4 weeks | <0.001 | |||
| Never | 86 (61) | 42 (31) | 128 (46) | |
| Rarely or sometimes | 36 (26) | 72 (53) | 108 (39) | |
| Often | 18 (13) | 23 (17) | 41 (15) | |
| How often attend religious services each week | <0.001 | |||
| Sometimes/often | 117 (84) | 135 (98) | 252 (91) | |
| Never/no religion | 23 (16) | 2 (2) | 25 (9) | |
| Any alcohol use past 4 weeks | 62 (49) | 25 (20) | 87 (35) | <0.001 |
| Worried contract HIV in next 12 months | 0.45 | |||
| Not at all/a little | 87 (62) | 92 (67) | 179 (65) | |
| Somewhat/very/extremely | 53 (38) | 45 (33) | 98 (35) | |
| Ever diagnosed with STI | 13 (9) | 2 (2) | 15 (5) | 0.003 |
| Behavioural risk score, mean (SD)a | 1.4 (1.2) | 1.4 (1.0) | 1.4 (1.1) | 0.55 |
| Has privacy in the home | 128 (91) | 100 (73) | 228 (82) | <0.001 |
| Methods ever usedb | ||||
| Male condom | 131 (94) | 124 (91) | 255 (92) | 0.38 |
| Injectable | 113 (81) | 81 (59) | 194 (70) | <0.001 |
| Implants | 36 (26) | 62 (45) | 98 (35) | 0.001 |
| Pills | 33 (24) | 39 (29) | 72 (26) | 0.41 |
| IUD | 7 (5) | 7 (5) | 14 (5) | 0.99 |
| Female condom | 7 (5) | 18 (13) | 25 (9) | 0.02 |
| Other | 3 (2) | 7 (5) | 10 (4) | 0.21 |
| None | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 0.99 |
| Methods used at enrolmentb | ||||
| Male condom | 80 (57) | 61 (45) | 141 (51) | 0.04 |
| Injectable | 74 (53) | 41 (30) | 115 (42) | <0.001 |
| Implants | 30 (21) | 37 (27) | 67 (24) | 0.33 |
| Pills | 9 (6) | 9 (7) | 18 (7) | 0.99 |
| IUD | 7 (5) | 4 (3) | 11 (4) | 0.54 |
| Female condom | 2 (1) | 6 (4) | 8 (3) | 0.17 |
| Other | 2 (1) | 4 (3) | 6 (2) | 0.44 |
| None | 12 (9) | 17 (12) | 29 (11) | 0.33 |
IQR, interquartile range; RSA, Republic of South Africa
a
Composite of 7 measures (range 0 to 7).
b
Can select more than one.