Table 4.
Index participant baseline characteristics, by randomization arm and gender
| Females | Males | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Immediate (N = 322) | Delayed (N = 368) | Immediate (N = 228) | Delayed (N = 201) | |
| Socio‐demographic factors | ||||
| Age (years) median (IQR)a | 27 (23, 32) | 29 (25, 35) | 35 (30, 42) | 36 (30, 42) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 81 (25.2) | 79 (21.5) | 23 (10.1) | 21 (10.5) |
| Married‐monogamous | 154 (47.8) | 185 (50.3) | 172 (75.4) | 137 (68.2) |
| Married‐polygamous | 18 (5.6) | 28 (7.6) | 13 (5.7) | 15 (7.5) |
| Separated/Widowed/Divorced | 69 (21.4) | 76 (20.7) | 20 (8.8) | 28 (13.9) |
| Employmentb | ||||
| Unemployed | 96 (30.3) | 97 (27.4) | 33 (14.9) | 14 (7.2) |
| Employed | 215 (67.8) | 251 (70.9) | 187 (84.2) | 179 (92.3) |
| Student | 6 (1.9) | 6 (1.7) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) |
| Sexual behaviour | ||||
| Number of lifetime sexual partners Median (IQR)a | 3 (2.4) | 4 (3.6) | 6 (4.10) | 6 (4.10) |
| Ever paid money to have sexa | 21 (6.5) | 10 (2.7) | 81 (35.5) | 77 (38.3) |
| Ever received money to have sexa | 75 (23.3) | 107 (29.1) | 19 (8.3) | 15 (7.5) |
| Used a condom in last sexual contacta | 68 (21.2) | 66 (17.9) | 69 (30.3) | 45 (22.4) |
| Ever tested for HIVa | 244 (75.8) | 262 (71.2) | 135 (59.2) | 104 (51.7) |
IQR, interquartile range.
a p values were significant for age (p < 0.001), number of sex partners in the past three months (p = 0.0173), lifetime sexual partners (p < 0.001), paid money for sex (p < 0.001), received money for sex (p < 0.001) ever tested for HIV (p < 0.001); bmissing occupation data for five Females immediate, fourteen Females delayed, seven Males immediate and seven Males delayed.