Table 1. Participant Characteristics.
| Variable | No. (%) | P Valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sample (N = 300) | Control (n = 148) | Intervention (n = 152) | ||
| Demographics | ||||
| Age, mean (IQR), y | 33.7 (13.5) | 33.6 (12.5) | 33.8 (13.5) | .88 |
| Married | 253 (84.3) | 123 (83.1) | 130 (85.5) | .57 |
| Has children | 260 (86.7) | 128 (86.5) | 132 (86.8) | .93 |
| Educational level | ||||
| Less than complete primary | 92 (30.6) | 47 (31.8) | 45 (29.6) | .69 |
| Complete primary or some secondary | 149 (49.7) | 69 (46.6) | 80 (52.6) | .30 |
| Complete secondary or higher | 73 (24.3) | 38 (25.7) | 35 (23.0) | .59 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Fishing | 154 (51.3) | 78 (52.7) | 76 (50.0) | .64 |
| Transportation | 146 (48.7) | 70 (47.3) | 76 (50.0) | .64 |
| Earnings in past wk, US $ | ||||
| Mean (IQR) | 30 (23) | 26 (21) | 33 (25) | .10 |
| Occupation: fishing, mean (IQR) | 34 (27) | 27 (23) | 40 (35) | .12 |
| Occupation: transportation, mean (IQR) | 26 (20) | 25 (20) | 27 (20) | .47 |
| Savings Behaviors | ||||
| Has savings in a bank account | 103 (34.3) | 46 (31.1) | 57 (37.5) | .24 |
| Has MPesa account | 293 (97.7) | 143 (96.6) | 150 (98.7) | .24 |
| Keeps savings at home | 120 (40.0) | 53 (35.8) | 67 (44.1) | .14 |
| Belongs to a savings group | 195 (65.0) | 99 (66.9) | 96 (63.2) | .50 |
| Total savings, self-report, mean (IQR), US $ | 93 (88) | 92 (84) | 94 (90) | .94 |
| HIV Risk Behaviors | ||||
| Any alcohol bought in past wk | 82 (27.3) | 48 (32.4) | 34 (22.4) | .05 |
| Alcohol expenditure in past wk, mean (IQR), US $ | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 (0) | .57 |
| Ever gambled | 160 (53.3) | 74 (50.0) | 86 (56.6) | .25 |
| Gambling expenditure in past mo, mean (SD), US $ | 16 (18) | 14 (13) | 17 (19) | .50 |
| Exchanged sex in past 6 mo | 142 (47.3) | 69 (46.6) | 73 (48.0) | .81 |
| Total value exchanged for sex in past mo, mean (SD), US $ | 8 (8) | 8 (10) | 8 (8) | .96 |
| Total value exchanged for sex in past mo if >US $0, mean (SD) | 20 (20) | 19 (19) | 20 (15) | .79 |
| ≥2 Self-reported partners in past mo | 122 (40.7) | 56 (37.8) | 66 (43.4) | .32 |
| Self-reported risk of acquiring HIV in next y | ||||
| None | 40 (13.3) | 21 (14.2) | 19 (12.5) | .67 |
| Low | 91 (30.3) | 46 (31.1) | 45 (29.6) | .78 |
| Moderate | 60 (20.0) | 25 (16.9) | 35 (23.0) | .19 |
| High | 91 (30.3) | 51 (34.5) | 40 (26.3) | .13 |
| Not applicable | 18 (6.0) | 5 (1.6) | 13 (4.3) | .06 |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
a
Participant characteristics at baseline are listed for the full sample and by control group and intervention group. P values are for tests of difference in means between the control and intervention groups.