Table 1 Characteristics of the participants in the CIRIS study compared with the background Australian population of 16 to 25 year old women.

COB [7]

11.5 (9.6, 13.5)

21.6

88.5 (86.5, 90.4)

78.4

Indigenous status [7]

97.7 (96.6, 98.5)

97.9

2.3 (1.5, 3.4)

2.1²

Education[7]

56.1 (53.1, 59.1)

79.1

43.9 (40.9, 46.9)

20.9

Employment[7]

38.5 (35.6, 41.5)

40.4

61.5 (58.5, 64.4)

59.6

Number of. sexual partners 12 months prior to baseline[9]

67.3 (64.3, 70.1)

95

19.6 (17.3, 22.2)

6.5

13.1 (11.1, 15.3)

3.0