Table 1

Enrolment characteristics, by follow up status

Follow up visits (n=251)Lost to follow up (n=193)
*p<0.05.
†Wilcoxon’s rank sum test.
‡Student’s t test; all other comparisons by Pearson’s χ2 test.
Female, No (%)*207 (82.5)129 (66.8)
Black, No (%)200 (79.7)143 (74.1)
Adolescent clinic enrolment, No (%)*171 (68.1)77 (39.9)
Previous STI, No (%)159 (63.3)110 (57.0)
STI at enrolment, No (%)*202 (80.5)132 (68.4)
Lifetime partners, median (range)†6 (1–75)6 (1–350)
Partners previous 2 months, median (range)*†1 (0–15)1 (0–15)
Abstain, previous 2 months, No (%)25 (10.0)10 (5.2)
Condom use %, mean (SD)‡44.4 (40.7)42.0 (36.9)