Baseline socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of the women in the cohort
| N (%) | |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |
| Age (years) | |
| 16–19 | 71 (5.4) |
| 20–24 | 289 (22.2) |
| 25–29 | 424 (32.5) |
| 30–35 | 521 (39.9) |
| Educational level | |
| None | 153 (11.7) |
| Incomplete primary | 228 (17.5) |
| Completed primary or higher | 924 (70.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/living as married | 328 (25.1) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 708 (54.3) |
| Single | 269 (20.6) |
| Occupational group at screening | |
| Local food handler | 661 (50.7) |
| Guesthouse | 139 (10.7) |
| Bar worker | 208 (15.9) |
| Local brew seller | 95 (7.3) |
| Restaurant/cafe/grocery | 202 (15.5) |
| Number of children ever | |
| None | 186 (14.3) |
| 1 | 337 (25.8) |
| 2–4 | 679 (52.0) |
| ≥5 | 103 (7.9) |
| Wish to have children in future | |
| No | 572 (44.0) |
| Yes | 714 (54.9) |
| Don't know | 15 (1.1) |
| Behavioural characteristics | |
| Any regular partner | |
| Yes | 1084 (83.1%) |
| No | 221 (16.9%) |
| Living with partner* | |
| In the same house | 343 (26.5) |
| Apart, meet weekly to <3 monthly | 521 (40.2) |
| Apart, meet >3 monthly | 210 (16.2) |
| No regular partner | 221 (17.1) |
| Number of sexual partners in the last 3 m | |
| 0–1 | 769 (58.9) |
| 2 | 325 (24.9) |
| ≥3 | 43 (16.2) |
| Paid sex in the past 3 m | |
| No | 806 (61.8) |
| Yes | 499 (38.2) |
| Contraceptive use at enrolment | |
| None | 705 (54.0) |
| Combined oral contraceptive | 144 (11.0) |
| Injection | 243 (18.6) |
| Condom | 91 (7.0) |
| Rhythm/withdrawal/traditional | 74 (5.7) |
| Intrauterine contraceptive device | 6 (0.5) |
| Surgical sterilisation | 42 (3.2) |
| HIV status at enrolment | |
| Negative | 821 (62.9) |
| Positive | 484 (37.1) |
↵* 65 missing values.