Table 1 Baseline demographic data, sexual behaviour, contraceptive use, and STI prevalence
Variable characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Median age (IQR) years | 24 (21–27) |
Marital status | |
Never married | 297 (66.1%) |
Married (monogamous) | 82 (18.3%) |
Married (polygamous) | 10 (2.2%) |
Separated | 52 (11.6%) |
Divorced | 6 (1.3%) |
Widowed | 2 (0.4%) |
Has a primary sex partner | 362 (80.6%) |
Had a primary sex partner in 3 months before enrolment | 370 (82.4%) |
Tested for HIV together with primary partner | 254/370 (68.6%) |
Reported sex with new partners 3 months before enrolment | 149 (33.2%) |
Parity | |
None | 137 (30.5%) |
1 live birth | 172 (38.3%) |
2 live births | 106 (23.6%) |
3 or more live births | 34 (7.6%) |
Highest level of education | |
No schooling | 1 (0.2%) |
Primary school, some or complete | 103 (22.9%) |
Secondary school, not complete | 116 (25.8%) |
Secondary school, complete | 147 (32.7%) |
Attended post-secondary school | 82 (18.3%) |
Participant earns own income | 280 (62.4%) |
Transactional sex (prior 3 months) | 165 (36.7%) |
Condom use in most recent vaginal sex act | 129/397* (32.1%) |
Contraceptive type | |
Implant | 149 (33.2%) |
None | 100 (22.3%) |
DMPA | 98 (21.8%) |
Condoms | 65 (14.5%) |
Oral contraceptives | 20 (4.5%) |
Intrauterine Device | 11 (2.4%) |
Emergency contraceptives & Condoms | 6 (1.3%) |