Table 1.
Summary of enrollment characteristics of community residents participating in either the longitudinal cohort or the end-of-study survey in six communities for the Ya Tsie study according to randomization arm.
| Longitudinal cohort | End-of-study survey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Overall (n=2,625) |
Standard of care (n=1,304) |
Intervention (n=1,321) |
Overall (n=10,791)a |
Standard of care (n=4,895) |
Intervention (n=5,896)a |
| Age at enrollment | ||||||
| 16 to 24 years | 662 (25%) | 332 (25%) | 330 (25%) | 3,017 (28%) | 1,381 (28%) | 1,636 (28%) |
| 25 to 34 years | 780 (30%) | 397 (30%) | 383 (29%) | 3,034 (28%) | 1,352 (28%) | 1,682 (29%) |
| 35 to 44 years | 551 (21%) | 253 (19%) | 298 (23%) | 2,224 (21%) | 1,015 (21%) | 1,209 (21%) |
| 45 to 54 years | 343 (13%) | 171 (13%) | 172 (13%) | 1,406 (13%) | 631 (13%) | 775 (13%) |
| 55 to 64 years | 289 (11%) | 151 (12%) | 138 (10%) | 1,109 (10%) | 516 (11%) | 593 (10%) |
| Median (IQR) | 33 (25, 45) | 32.8 (25–45) | 34 (25–44) | 33 (24, 44) | 33 (24, 44) | 33 (24, 44) |
| Male sex | 930 (35%) | 457 (35%) | 473 (36%) | 4,114 (38%) | 1,875 (38%) | 2,239 (38%) |
| Relationship status | ||||||
| Single or cohabitating | 2,146 (82%) | 1,089 (84%) | 1,057 (80%) | 8,878 (82%) | 4,094 (84%) | 4,784 (82%) |
| Marriedb | 385 (15%) | 177 (14%) | 208 (16%) | 1,547 (14%) | 641 (13%) | 906 (16%) |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 93 (4%) | 38 (3%) | 55 (4%) | 350 (3%) | 148 (3%) | 202 (3%) |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary or less | 830 (32%) | 442 (34%) | 388 (29%) | 2,899 (27%) | 1,418 (29%) | 1,481 (25%) |
| Junior secondary | 1,067 (41%) | 533 (41%) | 534 (41%) | 4,344 (40%) | 1,986 (41%) | 2,358 (40%) |
| Senior secondary | 400 (15%) | 194 (15%) | 206 (16%) | 2,117 (20%) | 920 (19%) | 1,197 (20%) |
| Higher than senior secondary | 319 (12%) | 129 (10%) | 190 (14%) | 1,394 (13%) | 549 (11%) | 845 (14%) |
| Incomec | ||||||
| None | 1,615 (62%) | 925 (71%) | 690 (52%) | 7,622 (71%) | 3,617 (74%) | 4,005 (68%) |
| <$96 per month | 389 (15%) | 168 (13%) | 221 (17%) | 707 (7%) | 320 (7%) | 387 (7%) |
| $96 to $477 per month | 480 (18%) | 168 (13%) | 312 (24%) | 1,824 (17%) | 697 (14%) | 1,127 (19%) |
| >$477 per month | 135 (5%) | 41 (3%) | 94 (7%) | 610 (6%) | 246 (5%) | 364 (6%) |
| Number of partners, past 12 monthsd | ||||||
| None | 310 (14%) | 158 (14%) | 152 (13%) | 1,390 (15%) | 687 (16%) | 703 (13%) |
| 1 partner | 1,370 (60%) | 636 (56%) | 734 (63%) | 6,531 (68%) | 2,906 (67%) | 3,625 (69%) |
| 2 or more partners | 611 (27%) | 340 (30%) | 271 (23%) | 1,665 (17%) | 739 (17%) | 926 (18%) |
| Any concurrent sexual partners, past 12 monthse | 593 (30%) | 333 (34%) | 260 (26%) | 1,557 (19%) | 710 (19%) | 847 (19%) |
| HIV prevalencef | 805 (31%) | 403 (31%) | 402 (31%) | 2,691 (25%) | 1,338 (28%) | 1,353 (23%) |
Interquartile range, IQR
N=1 end-of-study survey participants were determined to be eligible for enrollment, but date of birth was inadvertently not recorded.
Relationship status of married includes civil, customary, and/or traditional marriages; unmarried, cohabitating persons are included as single, never married.
Botswana pula (BWP) were converted to US$ based on a rate of BWP10.49 per $1.
Percentages calculated among participants who report ever engaging in sexual activity.
Percentages calculated among participants who reported engaging in sexual activity during the past 12 months.
N=5 longitudinal cohort and N=98 end-of-study survey participants without documentation of a prior positive test result refused HIV testing.