Table 1 Enrolment characteristics
Characteristics | N (%) or median (IQR) |
|---|---|
Participant | |
Total | 833 |
Female | 296 (36) |
Age at screening (in years) | 30 (26, 36) |
Monthly income (USD) | 39 (12, 114) |
Education (in years) | 8 (6, 12) |
Married to study partner (yes, no) | 791 (95) |
Number of children with study partner | 0 (0–2) |
Couple aware of discordance status for > 1 month (yes, no) | 675 (82) |
Duration of discordance awareness (in months) | 1 (1, 3) |
Disclosed discordance status to anyone (yes, no) | 291 (35) |
Probable depressiona [21] | 85 (10) |
Desires children now or in future (yes, no) | 619 (74) |
Problematic alcohol consumptionb [22] | 169 (20) |
Relationship satisfaction scorec [23] | 26 (24, 28) |
Believes PrEP makes sex safe from HIV (yes, no/maybe/not-applicable) | 358 (43) |
Has fears or concerns about taking daily PrEP (yes, no) | 88 (11) |
Preference for HIV prevention | |
Prefer partner start ARVs | 167 (20) |
Prefer to use daily PrEP | 665 (80) |
Had some perceived risk of getting HIV from partner (yes, no) | 492 (59) |
Frequency of sex in the partnership with < 100% condom use in past month | 2 (0, 5) |
Partner living with HIV | |
Probable depressiona | 140 (17) |
Problematic alcohol consumptionb | 152 (18) |
Believes PrEP makes sex safe from HIV (yes, no/maybe/not applicable) | 393 (47) |