Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics by Treatment Arm

Participant Characteristics	3HP N = 256 (%)	3HR N = 252 (%)	6H N = 260 (%)	H-Cont N = 128 (%)
Age, years, Mean (SD)	29.9 (6.1)	30.0 (5.5)	30.3 (6.2)	29.5 (5.6)
Baseline CD4, cell/mm3, Mean (SD)	546 (262)	569 (260)	540 (237)	537 (269)
Weight, kg, Mean (SD)	67.3 (14.6)	67.7 (13.9)	67.5 (14.4)	69.0 (15.0)
Height, cm, Mean (SD)	158.9 (5.9)	158.5 (5.5)	159.3 (6.3)	159.6 (6.8)
BMI, Mean (SD)	26.5 (5.5)	26.8 (5.2)	26.8 (5.4)	27.0 (5.6)
Race
African/Black	256 (100.0)	251 (99.6)	259 (99.6)	128 (100.0)
Colored	0 (0.0)	1 (0.4)	1 (0.4)	0 (0.0)
Education
None or Primary	13 (5.1)	12 (4.8)	7 (2.7)	11 (8.6)
Secondary and above	162 (63.3)	164 (65.1)	159 (61.2)	73 (57.0)
Grade 12/ Degree/ Diploma	81 (31.6)	76 (30.2)	94 (36.1)	44 (34.4)
Marital status
Married/Living Together	50 (19.6)	54 (21.4)	41 (15.8)	22 (17.1)
Divorced/Separated/Widowed	8 (3.1)	11 (4.3)	9 (3.5)	4 (3.1)
Single	198 (77.3)	187 (74.2)	210 (80.8)	102 (79.7)
Separated	2 (0.8)	3 (1.2)	2 (0.8)	0 (0.0)
Employment Status
Employed	28 (10.9)	28 (11.1)	26 (10.0)	12 (9.4)
Unemployed/Other	228 (89.1)	224 (88.9)	234 (90.0)	116 (90.6)
Smoking	43 (16.8)	35 (13.9)	49 (18.8)	20 (15.6)
Alcohol Consumption	45 (17.6)	45 (17.9)	66 (25.4)	29 (22.7)
Contraceptive Use
Overall	173 (67.6)	169 (67.1)	190 (73.1)	89 (69.5)
Injectable	104 (40.6)	92 (36.5)	108 (41.5)	57 (44.5)
Oral contraceptive	11 (4.3)	12 (4.8)	12 (4.6)	3 (2.3)
Loop/IUCD	1 (0.4)	1 (0.4)	2 (0.8)	1 (0.8)
Barrier (condom, cervical cap, diaphragm)	136 (53.1)	132 (52.4)	151 (58.1)	74 (57.8)
ART
Overall	45 (17.6)	46 (18.3)	46 (17.7)	26 (20.3)
ART during pregnancy	4 (1.6)	9 (3.6)	6 (2.3)	2 (1.6)
ART at contraception	2 (0.8)	6 (2.4)	4 (1.5)	2 (1.6)