Table 1

Number of women attending the first, second, and fifth follow up visits during phase III

No of women admittedDropped out before visit 1No of women analysed (Act/Plac)Visit 1Visit 2Visit 5Total visits
*In Durban 5 women dropped out at onset of the trial, an additional 9 dropped out (3) or seroconverted (6) before the phase III part.
Abidjan1882678/8416214986397
Cotonou25956100/103203186138527
Durban1925 (+9)*89/89178162137477
Hat Yai1251056/5911510573293
Total76497(+9)*323/3356586024341694