Description of the cohort of people with an HIV and HCV co-infected regular heterosexual partner
| No | % | |
|---|---|---|
| *Some people had more than one type of sexual exposure. | ||
| All couples | 171 | 100.0 |
| Sex of the initially uninfected partner | ||
| Men | 19 | 11.1 |
| Women | 152 | 88.9 |
| Age at the beginning of follow up, mean (range) | 29.3 (18–49) | |
| Number of years of relationship with partner previous to beginning of follow up, median (range) | 3.0 (0–27.4) | |
| People with sexual risk exposures | 139 | 81.3 |
| Vaginal or anal penetrations without condom* | 74 | 43.3 |
| Breaking or slipping of condom during vaginal or anal sex* | 47 | 27.5 |
| Unprotected orogenital sex* | 119 | 69.6 |
| People who had no unprotected sexual contact | 32 | 18.7 |
| Events that occurred during follow up (529 person years) | ||
| Women who became pregnant | 31 | 18.1 |
| Seroconversions to HIV | 1 | 0.6 |
| Seroconversions to HCV | 0 | 0 |
| AIDS stage in index case | 24 | 14.0 |
| CD4+ cell count lower than 200 × 106/l | 28 | 16.4 |