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Table 2 Frequency of adverse events at enrolment, and months 1, 2, 6 and 7, by study arm (total visits = 600)

From: Using surrogate vaccines to assess feasibility and acceptability of future HIV vaccine trials in men: a randomised trial in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa

Type of event

Enrolment

(n = 150) n events (%)

Month 1 (pre-vaccination), 2 (post-vaccination)

(n = 141) n events (%)

Month 6 (pre- vaccination), 7 (post- vaccination)

(n = 139) n events (%)

Total

N events (%)

IV (n = 75)

DV (n = 75)

IV (n = 71)

DV (n = 70)

IV (n = 71)

DV (n = 68)

  

Pre

Post

‘Pre’

‘Post’

Pre

Post

‘Pre’

‘Post’

Chills

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.7)

3 (4.1)

2 (2.7)

1 (1.3)

1 (1.4)

1 (1.4)

10 (0.7)

Headache

0 (0.0)

2 (2.7)

1 (1.3)

3 (4.0)

3 (4.1)

0 (0.0)

3 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

13 (1.0)

Nausea

2 (2.7)

1 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (0.4)

Fatigue

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

1 (1.3)

1 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (0.4)

Limited ADLc

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.2)

Dizziness

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

2 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.2)

Injection site soreness

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

3 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (8.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

10 (0.7)

Injection site swelling

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.2)

Allergic reaction

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Otherb

5 (6.7)

4 (5.4)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

11 (0.8)

Total

7 (9.3)

7 (9.3)

5 (7.0)

12 (16.9)

8 (11.4)

3 (4.3)

7 (9.9)

9 (12.7)

1 (1.5)

2 (2.9)

61 (10.2)a

  1. aAEs collected at total of 600 visits; Post-vaccination events in IV arm include events 30 mins or 1 month after vaccination; DV arm ‘pre’ AEs are those recorded at time of visit, and ‘post’ are AEs at visit 1 month later.bOther reported AEs include: cough, nights sweats and tonsillitis; cActivities of daily living. Fisher’s exact test done to compare groups, all P values were >0