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Sex Transm Infect 78:i106-i113 doi:10.1136/sti.78.suppl_1.i106
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A pilot study of a rapid assessment method to identify places for AIDS prevention in Cape Town, South Africa

Table 5

Rates of partnership formation

Men (n=738) Women (n=378) Men (n=738) Women (n=378)
Number of partners in past 4 weeks Number of new partners in past 4 weeks
    0 1.4 2.3     0 36.2 38.4
    1 45.6 55.4     1 32.2 44.8
    2 18.0 21.7     2 17.2 12.8
    3 15.7 14.3     3 9.2 2.3
    4–9 18.2 5.7     4–9 5.2 1.7
    10–14 0.9 0.6 Total 100.0 100.0
    >15 0.3 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0
Mean 2.3 1.8 Mean 1.2 0.9
Median 2 1 Median 1 1
Range 0–16 0–12 Range 0–9 0–7
Number of partners in past year Number of new partners in past year
    0 0.6 2.7     0 12.0 19.9
    1 23.1 37.9     1 25.1 37.4
    2 10.7 15.0     2 22.9 19.4
    3 20.2 15.5     3 12.6 10.1
    4–9 31.8 22.0     4–9 23.9 12.1
    10–14 8.9 3.6     10–14 3.0 1.1
    >15 4.6 3.2     >15 0.5 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 Total 100.0 100.0
Mean 5.0 3.5 Mean 2.8 1.9
Median 3 2 Median 2 1

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