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Table 1 Sexual behaviour both at baseline and follow-up

From: Factors that lead to changes in sexual behaviours after a negative HIV test: protocol for a prospective cohort study in Kinshasa

Sexual Risk behaviour

Baseline questionnaire (Q0)

Follow-up questionnaire (Q3)

1) Adolescent sexual initiation

‘Have you ever had sex?’

 0 = no; 1 = yes

‘Do you have any sexual partner?’

 Number of partners, recategorized as

 0 = none; 1 = ≥1partner

‘During the last 3 months, did you have sex?’

 0 = no; 1 = yes

‘Do you have any sexual partner?’

 Number of partners, recategorized as

 0 = none; 1 = ≥1partner

2) Concurrent sexual partners

‘Do you have any sexual partner?’

 Number of partners, recategorized as

 0/1 = no concurrent; 1 = ≥2partners

‘During the last 6 months what is the maximum number of concurrent partners you had?’

 Number of partners, recategorized as

 0/1 = no concurrent; 1 = ≥2partners

‘Do you have any sexual partner?’

 Number of partners, recategorized as

 0/1 = no concurrent; 1 = ≥2partners

‘During the last 3 months what is the maximum number of concurrent partners you had?’

 Number of partners, recategorized as

 0/1 = no concurrent; 1 = ≥2partners

3) Multiple lifetime sexual partners

‘During the last 6 months, how many sexual partners have you had?’

 Number recategorized as 0/1 = no; 1 = ≥2partners

‘During the last 3 months, how many sexual partners did you have?’

 Number recategorized as 0/1 = no; 1 = ≥2partner

4) Partner with multiple sexual partners

‘During the last 6 months, how many sexual partners did your partner have?’

 1; 2–5; >5

 recategorized as 0 = no multiple; 1 = ≥2partners

‘During the last 3 months, how many sexual partners did your partner have?’

 1; 2–5; >5

 recategorized as 0 = no multiple; 1 = ≥2partners

5) Inconsistent condom use

‘Have you ever used a condom?’

 0 = never; 1 = sometimes; 2 = almost always; 3 = always

 recategorized as 0 = no consistent; 1 = inconsistent

‘In the last 3 months, did you used a condom?’

 0 = never; 1 = sometimes; 2 = almost always; 3 = always

 recategorized as 0 = no consistent; 1 = inconsistent

6) Anal sex

‘Have you ever had anal sex?’

 0 = never; 1 = sometimes; 2 = frequently

 recategorized as 0 = no; 1 = yes

‘In the last 3 months, did you have anal sex?’

 0 = never; 1 = sometimes; 2 = frequently

 recategorized as 0 = no; 1 = yes

7) Forced sex

‘Have you ever had forced sex?’

 0 = no; 1 = yes

‘In the last 3 months, did you have forced sex?’

 0 = no; 1 = yes