Table 1

Demographic information collected in 2011 among CAP007 adolescent females (enrolled in 2010) stratified by 2011 HIV serostatus

Risk variableHIV+ (n=20)HIV− (n=1049)
Frequency (%)Frequency (%)
HIV status (2011)
 Positive20 (100.00)
 Negative1049 (100.00)
HIV status (2012)
 Positive20 (100.00)18 (1.72)
 Negative1031 (98.28)
HSV-2 status (2011)
 Positive4 (20.00)90 (8.58)
 Negative12 (60.00)890 (84.84)
HSV-2 status (2012)
 Positive5 (25.00)142 (13.54)
 Negative11 (55.00)839 (79.98)
Contraception (past year)
 Condom use7 (35.00)270 (25.74)
 Other contraception3 (15.00)204 (19.45)
 None10 (50.00)575 (54.81)
HIV knowledge
 Low91 (8.67)
 High20 (100.00)958 (91.33)
Prior HIV testing
 Yes15 (75.00)919 (87.61)
 No5 (25.00)121 (11.53)
Financial dependence
 Yes3 (15.00)114 (10.87)
 No17 (85.00)935 (89.13)
Drug use (past year)
 At least once1 (5.00)38 (3.62)
 Never19 (95.00)997 (95.04)
Alcohol use (past year)
 At least once4 (20.00)160 (15.25)
 Never16 (80.00)879 (83.79)
Pregnancy
 Yes1 (5.00)43 (4.10)
 No19 (95.00)1000 (95.33)
School absence (past year)
 Illness7 (35.00)319 (30.41)
 Illness and other reason6 (30.00)210 (20.02)
 Other reason4 (20.00)177 (16.87)
 None3 (15.00)343 (32.70)
Perceived HIV risk
 High risk2 (10.00)78 (7.44)
 Low risk5 (25.00)399 (38.04)
 Not at risk13 (65.00)572 (54.53)
Age
 ≥1810 (50.00)292 (27.84)
 <1810 (50.00)757 (72.16)
  • HSV-2, herpes simplex virus serotype-2.