Table 1.
Participant characteristics at baseline and oral PrEP initiation visit (n = 132)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Baseline characteristics | |
| Age | |
| 18–24 | 82 (62) |
| 25–30 | 41 (31) |
| 31–35 | 9 (7) |
| Education | |
| Secondary (incomplete) | 49 (37) |
| Secondary (complete) | 46 (35) |
| Post-secondary | 37 (28) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 3 (2) |
| Never married | 128 (97) |
| Separated | 1 (1) |
| Lives with partner | |
| Yes | 9 (7) |
| No | 122 (92) |
| No partner | 1 (1) |
| Earns an income | |
| Yes | 22 (17) |
| No | 110 (83) |
| STI diagnosis | |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | 33 (25) |
| Neisseria gonorrhoea | 3 (2) |
| Partner HIV status | |
| Positive | 0 (0) |
| Negative | 112 (85) |
| Unknown | 20 (15) |
| Characteristics at PrEP initiation visit | |
| Number of sexual partners in last 3 months | |
| 0 | 1 (1) |
| 1 | 122 (92) |
| 2 | 9 (7) |
| No of sexual acts in the last 3 monthsa | |
| 0 | 8 (6) |
| 1–3 | 42 (32) |
| 4–6 | 36 (27) |
| 7–9 | 14 (11) |
| 10–12 | 14 (11) |
| 13–20 | 8 (6) |
| > 20 | 9 (7) |
| Condom frequency during the last 3 months | |
| Never | 23 (17) |
| Rarely | 2 (2) |
| Sometimes | 53 (40) |
| Often | 11 (8) |
| Always | 34 (26) |
| No sex partner/did not have sex | 9 (7) |
aApplies to participants who had a sexual partner in the last 3 months (n = 131)