TABLE 3.
Number of observations for each community state type (CST) and each time-dependent variable by community class in the HMP-UMB study in Birmingham, AL (N=100).
| LC/LG/LJ* | LI* | DA/DB/DC* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||
| CST | |||||
| I, II, V | 83% | 8% | 7% | ||
| III | 6% | 71% | 14% | ||
| IV-A, IV-B, IV-C | 11% | 21% | 80% | ||
| Time-varying covariates | |||||
| Menstruations | 17% | 18% | 22% | ||
| Rectal Sex | 0% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Douching | 0% | 0% | 1% | ||
| Lubricant Use | 0% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Condom Use | 1% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Digital Sex | 3% | 8% | 5% | ||
| Oral Sex | 3% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Thong Use | 8% | 23% | 8% | ||
| Condomless Vaginal Sex | 6% | 9% | 9% | ||
*
Participants were grouped into community class according to their main CST over the first 14 days of the study, determined through hierarchical clustering on CSTs. LC: mostly CST I; LG: mostly CST II; LI: mostly CST III; DA: mostly CST IV-A; DB: mostly CST IV-B, DC: mostly CST IV-C.