Table 1.
Characteristics of population cohort at baseline (PC0)
The table shows baseline characteristics of the PC in the three study arms. The table is restricted to PC participants enrolled at PC0. Data are pooled across all seven communities in each study arm.
| Baseline Variable | Arm A | Arm B | Arm C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total enrolled (PC0) | 12671 | 13404 | 12399 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 3595 (28%) | 3906 (29%) | 3701 (30%) |
| Female | 9042 (72%) | 9458 (71%) | 8639 (70%) |
| Missing | 34 | 40 | 59 |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18-24 | 5065 (40%) | 5179 (39%) | 4981 (40%) |
| 25-34 | 4928 (39%) | 5170 (39%) | 4688 (38%) |
| 35-44 | 2643 (21%) | 3015 (23%) | 2667 (22%) |
| Missing | 35 | 40 | 63 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/living as married | 5363 (43%) | 5210 (39%) | 4693 (38%) |
| Never married | 6292 (50%) | 6923 (52%) | 6644 (54%) |
| Divorced/separated | 708 (6%) | 892 (7%) | 656 (5%) |
| Widowed | 197 (2%) | 208 (2%) | 206 (2%) |
| Missing | 111 | 171 | 200 |
| Nights spent away from community (past 3m) | |||
| None | 11623 (94%) | 10650 (87%) | 10864 (89%) |
| 1-7 | 556 (4%) | 890 (7%) | 886 (7%) |
| 8-14 | 97 (1%) | 228 (2%) | 178 (1%) |
| 15+ | 149 (1%) | 418 (3%) | 245 (2%) |
| Missing | 246 | 1218 | 226 |
| Number of sexual partners (past 12m) | |||
| 0 | 3160 (27%) | 4266 (33%) | 3188 (27%) |
| 1 | 8032 (68%) | 7663 (60%) | 7913 (66%) |
| 2-4 | 496 (4%) | 753 (6%) | 722 (6%) |
| 5+ | 70 (1%) | 121 (1%) | 81 (1%) |
| Missing | 913 | 601 | 495 |
| Male circumcision (self-report)1 | |||
| Not circumcised | 1725 (51%) | 1974 (53%) | 1904 (55%) |
| Medical | 567 (17%) | 613 (16%) | 646 (19%) |
| Traditional | 1113 (33%) | 1171 (31%) | 895 (26%) |
| Missing | 190 | 148 | 256 |
| ART coverage2 | |||
| Yes | 788 (33%) | 1048 (41%) | 878 (35%) |
| No | 1587 (67%) | 1534 (59%) | 1648 (65%) |
| Missing | 208 | 152 | 161 |
| HIV prevalence | |||
| Negative | 9594 (79%) | 10235 (79%) | 9301 (78%) |
| Positive | 2583 (21%) | 2734 (21%) | 2687 (22%) |
| Not determined3 | 494 | 435 | 411 |
| HSV-2 prevalence | |||
| Negative | 6506 (53%) | 7005 (54%) | 6585 (55%) |
| Positive | 5667 (46%) | 5959 (46%) | 5357 (45%) |
| Indeterminate | 64 (1%) | 55 (<1%) | 74 (1%) |
| Not determined4 | 434 | 385 | 383 |
| HIV viral suppression5 | |||
| Yes | 295 (56%) | 300 (57%) | 267 (54%) |
| No | 228 (44%) | 225 (43%) | 227 (46%) |
For male circumcision the denominator is the number of men.
ART coverage is the proportion of HIV-positive participants self-reporting current ART use. The denominator is the number of HIV-positive participants.
HIV status not determined occurred when a participant did not consent to specimen collection, no sample was available or when lab testing did not result in a determination of infection status.
HSV-2 status not determined occurred when a participant did not consent to specimen collection, or no sample was available.
Viral suppression was assessed in a random sample of ~75 HIV-positive participants per community in PC0.
Missing data are excluded from % calculations which are based on data pooled across communities.
Baseline comparisons between arms include only PC0 participants as this best represents the balance between arms in the communities prior to the delivery of the intervention.