Baseline characteristics of 966 uncircumcised men enrolled in the control arm of a male circumcision trial between 2002 and 2005 in Kisumu, Kenya
| Variable | n (%)* |
|---|---|
| Age (years)† | 20 (17–24)‡ |
| Number of female partners in last 12 months | 2 (0–28)‡ |
| Lifetime number of female sexual partners | 4 (1–86)‡ |
| Living with female sexual partner | |
| No | 910 (94.6) |
| Yes | 52 (5.4) |
| Education | |
| Primary or none | 352 (36.4) |
| Secondary or tertiary | 614 (63.6) |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployed | 623 (64.5) |
| Employed | 343 (35.5) |
| Condom use in last 6 months | |
| Never | 219 (25.8) |
| ≤50% | 333 (39.2) |
| >50% | 298 (35.1) |
| Herpes simplex virus type 2 seropositive | |
| No | 678 (73.5) |
| Yes | 244 (26.5) |
| Presence of Chlamydia trachomatis | |
| No | 915 (96.0) |
| Yes | 38 (4.0) |
| Presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae | |
| No | 938 (98.4) |
| Yes | 15 (1.6) |
| Bathing frequency | |
| Less than daily | 20 (2.1) |
| Daily | 937 (97.9) |
*Percentages do not include missing values for living with partner status (n=4), condom use (n=116), HSV-2 seropositivity (n=44), presence of Chlamydia trachomatis (n=13), presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (n=13) and bathing frequency (n=9).
†The study inclusion criteria required participants be aged 18–24 years; there was one protocol violation resulting in one 17-year-old included in this study.
‡Median (range); n=10 missing number of female partners in last 12 months; n=74 missing lifetime number of female sexual partners.