Table 1 Characteristics of participants, overall and by enrollment location (Sept – Nov 2020)
Tshwane, South Africa | Harare, Zimbabwe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Total | 400 | (100) | 400 | (100) | 800 | (100) |
Age—mean, median (interquartile range) | 23.3, 23 | (20–26) | 24.4, 24 | (22–27) | 23.8, 24 | (21–27) |
Completed Matric/High School | 296 | (74) | 140 | (36) | 436 | (54) |
Currently in school | 138 | (35) | 42 | (11) | 180 | (23) |
Earn an income | 42 | (10) | 160 | (40) | 202 | (26) |
Current household financial situation "difficult/very difficult" | 252 | (63) | 256 | (64) | 498 | (62) |
Food insecureb | 213 | (53) | 184 | (46) | 397 | (50) |
Currently have a primary partner | 337 | (84) | 291 | (73) | 628 | (79) |
Married or living with a partner | 19 | (5) | 174 | (44) | 193 | (24) |
Partner provides financial or material support | 273 | (68) | 270 | (68) | 543 | (68) |
Primary partner had other partners past 6 months | ||||||
Yes, I know or think so | 75 | (19) | 76 | (19) | 151 | (19) |
Don’t know | 171 | (43) | 179 | (45) | 350 | (44) |
Ever exchanged sex | 146 | (37) | 108 | (27) | 254 | (32) |
Exchanged sex in past yeara | 101 | (25) | 100 | (25) | 201 | (25) |
Number sex partners in past 6 months | ||||||
0 | 26 | (7) | 68 | (17) | 94 | (12) |
1 | 256 | (64) | 228 | (57) | 484 | (61) |
2 or more | 117 | (30) | 104 | (26) | 221 | (22) |
Condom used at last sex | 191 | (48) | 133 | (35) | 324 | (42) |
Contraceptive method(s) ever used | ||||||
Male condom | 303 | (76) | 200 | (50) | 503 | (63) |
Injectables | 245 | (61) | 69 | (17) | 314 | (39) |
Pills | 122 | (31) | 209 | (52) | 331 | (41) |
Implanta | 131 | (33) | 158 | (40) | 289 | (36) |
IUD | 19 | (5) | 18 | (5) | 37 | (5) |
Currently using contraceptive method | 282 | (71) | 291 | (73) | 573 | (72) |
Nulliparousa | 322 | (40) | 238 | (30) | 560 | (35) |
Current method(s) for HIV prevention | ||||||
Male condoms | 259 | (65) | 132 | (33) | 391 | (49) |
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) | 11 | (3) | 23 | (6) | 34 | (4) |
Partner testing/know partner is HIV negative | 97 | (24) | 59 | (15) | 156 | (20) |
Last HIV test > 6 months ago | 106 | (27) | 163 | (41) | 269 | (34) |
Agree "my sexual behavior gives me a chance of getting HIV" | 124 | (31) | 155 | (39) | 279 | (35) |
Agree "my partner will accuse me of being unfaithful if I want to use an HIV prevention method" | 136 | (35) | 130 | (32) | 266 | (33) |