Table 3

Risk of acquisition of STIs by treatment arm

BufferGel
n=775
PRO 2000
n=769
Placebo Gel
n=771
No Gel
n=772
Gonorrhoea
 Number of cases17281720
 PYAR1271129712721275
 IR* (95% CI)1.34 (0.6 to 2.0)2.16 (1.3 to 3.0)1.34 (0.7 to 2.0)1.57 (0.7 to 2.5)
 HR† (95% CI) vs Placebo0.99 (0.49 to 2.00)1.66 (0.90 to 3.06)RefNA
 HR† (95% CI) vs No Gel0.88 (0.43 to 1.80)1.45 (0.78 to 2.70)0.83 (0.43 to 1.61)Ref
Chlamydia
 Number of cases45544653
 PYAR1271129712721275
 IR* (95% CI)3.54 (2.4 to 4.7)4.16 (3.0 to 5.4)3.62 (2.5 to 4.7)4.16 (3.0 to 5.3)
 HR† (95% CI) vs Placebo1.00 (0.64 to 1.57)1.16 (0.76 to 1.79)RefNA
 HR† (95% CI) vs No Gel0.88 (0.57 to 1.35)0.97 (0.65 to 1.46)0.85 (0.56 to 1.30)Ref
Trichomoniasis
 Number of cases180220186206
 PYAR1285130812861298
 IR* (95% CI)14.01 (11.4 to 16.6)16.82 (14.0 to 19.6)14.46 (11.6 to 17.3)15.87 (13.0 to 18.8)
 HR† (95% CI) vs Placebo0.95 (0.71 to 1.25)1.18 (0.90 to 1.53)RefNA
 HR† (95% CI) vs No Gel0.87 (0.66 to 1.14)1.06 (0.82 to 1.38)0.91 (0.68 to 1.20)Ref
  • *Incidence rate (per 100 person-years follow-up).

  • †HR from discrete time Andersen-Gill proportional hazards model.

  • PYAR, person-years at risk; STI, sexually transmitted infection.