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Table 1 Characteristics (at earlier round) of individuals attending i)Sero-4 and Sero-5, ii)Sero-5 and Sero-6, by VCT use at earlier round

From: The impact of voluntary counselling and testing services on sexual behaviour change and HIV incidence: observations from a cohort study in rural Tanzania

  

Attended Sero4 and Sero5

Attended Sero5 and Sero6

  

No VCT

Had VCT

Total

No VCT

Had VCT

Total

  

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

Total

 

3289 (91.0)

324 (9.0)

3613 (100)

2466 (82.3)

532 (17.7)

2998 (100)

Sex

Male

1228 (87.1)

182 (12.9)

1420 (100)

795 (78.5)

218 (21.5)

1013 (100)

 

Female

2061 (93.6)

142 (6.4)

2203 (100)

1671 (84.2)

314 (15.8)

1985 (100)

Age

15-24

815 (92.1)

70 (7.9)

885 (100)

480 (80.8)

114 (19.2)

594 (100)

 

25-34

731 (86.7)

112 (13.3)

843 (100)

549 (78.1)

154 (21.9)

703 (100)

 

35-44

673 (89.4)

80 (10.6)

753 (100)

471 (77.2)

139 (22.8)

610 (100)

 

> = 45

1070 (94.5)

62 (5.5)

1132 (100)

966 (88.5)

125 (11.5)

1091 (100)

HIV status

Negative

3173 (91.3)

301 (8.7)

3474 (100)

2355 (82.4)

503 (17.6)

2858 (100)

 

Positive

116 (83.5)

23 (16.5)

139 (100)

111 (79.3)

29 (20.7)

140 (100)

Reported previous use of VCT$*

No

3046 (92.2)

258 (7.8)

3304 (100)

1667 (88.9)

208 (11.1)

1875 (100)

 

Yes

243 (78.6)

66 (21.4)

309 (100)

728 (69.7)

317 (30.3)

1045 (100)

Number of sexual partners in last year

None

392 (97.5)

10 (2.5)

402 (100)

490 (92.3)

41 (7.7)

531 (100)

 

One

2195 (91.8)

195 (8.2)

2390 (100)

1755 (81.8)

390 (18.2)

2145 (100)

 

Two or more

702 (85.5)

119 (14.5)

821 (100)

221 (68.6)

101 (31.4)

322 (100)

Marital status

Never married

435 (88.8)

55 (11.2)

490 (100)

294 (81.4)

67 (18.6)

361 (100)

 

Marr monogamous

1946 (90.9)

195 (9.1)

2141 (100)

1392 (80.7)

332 (19.3)

1724 (100)

 

Marr polygamous

303 (91.0)

30 (9.0)

333 (100)

268 (81.2)

62 (18.8)

330 (100)

 

Widowed

   

276 (92.9)

21 (7.1)

297 (100)

 

Separated/divorced

   

236 (82.5)

50 (17.5)

286 (100)

 

Widowed/Separated

568 (93.4)

40 (6.6)

608 (100)

   

Regular non-cohabiting partner in last year$

No

2776 (92.0)

242 (8.0)

3018 (100)

2130 (83.7)

415 (16.3)

2545 (100)

 

Yes

513 (86.2)

82 (13.8)

595 (100)

331 (74.2)

115 (25.8)

446 (100)

High risk partner in last year$

No

3185 (91.3)

302 (8.7)

3487 (100)

2297 (83.0)

471 (17.0)

2768 (100)

 

Yes

104 (82.5)

22 (17.5)

126 (100)

157 (73.7)

56 (26.3)

213 (100)

Ever used a condom$#

No

2907 (92.6)

231 (7.4)

3138 (100)

1778 (81.9)

393 (18.1)

2171 (100)

 

Yes

380 (80.3)

93 (19.7)

473 (100)

133 (64.3)

74 (35.7)

207 (100)

  1. $Small numbers of missing data (<3%).
  2. *This was previous VCT use as reported at the later round (to account for any VCT use in the inter sero-survey period).
  3. βData on widowed/separated not broken down at Sero4.
  4. #At Sero5 this variable related to ever use of condoms with spouse or regular non-cohabiting partners only (N = 2,403).