Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants in intervention and control groups, Chlamyweb randomised controlled trial, France 2012

InterventionControlTotal
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Total5531554411 075
Sex
 Men2573 (46.5)2579 (46.5)5152 (46.5)
 Women2958 (53.5)2965 (53.5)5923 (53.5)
Mean age (years)5531 (20.8)5544 (20.7)11 075 (20.7)
Place of birth
 France mainland5096 (92.1)5092 (91.8)10 188 (92.0)
 France overseas114 (2.1)128 (2.4)242 (2.2)
 Sub-Saharan Africa105 (1.9)118 (2.1)223 (2.0)
 Maghreb58 (1.0)60 (1.0)118 (1.1)
 Others148 (2.7)9 (2.5)285 (2.7)
Size of the city
 Less than 2000 inhabitants333 (6.0)368 (6.6)701 (6.3)
 From 2000 to 20 000 inhabitants460 (8.3)450 (8.1)910 (8.2)
 From 20 000 to 100 000 inhabitants560 (10.1)488 (8.8)1048 (9.5)
 More than 100 000 inhabitants1975 (35.7)2025 (36.5)4000 (36.1)
 Paris area1184 (21.4)1141 (20.6)2325 (21.0)
 Unknown1019 (18.4)1072 (19.3)2091 (18.9)
Occupation
 Student2998 (54.2)2937 (53.0)5935 (53.6)
 General high school121 (2.2)99 (1.8)220 (2.0)
 Professional high school201 (3.6)237 (4.3)438 (4.0)
 Professional training344 (6.2)358 (6.5)702 (6.3)
 Employed1036 (18.7)1083 (19.5)2119 (19.1)
 Unemployed762 (13.8)759 (13.7)1521 (13.7)
 Others69 (1.3)71 (1.2)140 (1.3)
Sexual history
 Mean age at first intercourse (years)5343 (16.7)5311 (16.7)10 654 (16.7)
 No. of sexual partner in the past year (median)5436 (2)5444 (2)10 880 (2)
 No. of partner in the past 3 months (median)5424 (1)5434 (1)10 858 (1)
 Having a new partner in the past 3 months2225 (40.2)2298 (41.5)4523 (40.8)
 Having had a same sex partner578 (10.5)615 (11.1)1193 (10.8)
 Last intercourse with a regular partner3949 (71.7)3956 (72.0)7905 (71.8)
 Use of condom at last intercourse1801 (32.6)1795 (32.4)3596 (32.5)
 Have ever had a Ct screening421 (7.6)430 (7.8)851 (7.7)
  • Ct, Chlamydia trachomatis.