Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of HPTN 082 participants in the timeline exercise
| Characteristic | Harare (n=14) | Cape Town (n=7) | Johannesburg (n=11) | Total (n=32) |
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| Age, in years | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 21.5 (17–24) | 20 (18–22) | 24 (21–25) | 22 (17–25) |
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| Education | ||||
| Some secondary school | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Completed secondary school or higher | 11 | 1 | 10 | 22 |
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| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Unemployed | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Current student (secondary or tertiary education) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
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| Relationship status | ||||
| Single, no sexual partners | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dating (at least one sexual partner but casual) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| In a relationship (at least one main serious partner) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| Married | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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| Living with: | ||||
| Parents | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Partner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Other (e.g. other family members, roommates, children) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Alone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| HIV risk scores assigned (n=142 relationships) (%)* | ||||
| Low risk (0–2) | 27 (48.2) | 13 (50.0) | 28 (46.7) | 68 (47.9) |
| Medium risk (3) | 7 (12.5) | 5 (19.2) | 6 (10.0) | 18 (12.7) |
| High risk (4–5) | 18 (32.2) | 8 (30.8) | 18 (30.0) | 44 (31.0) |
| No score given | 4 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (13.3) | 12 (8.4) |
*
column percentages