Table 2

Annual incidence of STI diagnosis by trial condition for all participants and by gender

HERRePNEffect size: ePN vs HEEffect size: RR vs HE
Number of incident STI diagnoses; incidence per 100 person-years (py)IRR (95% CI)IRR (95% CI)
All participants
141/350; 40.3 per 100 py128/350; 36.6 per 100 py136/350; 38.9 per 100 py1.0 (0.7 to 1.3), p=0.80.9 (0.7 to 1.2), p=0.5
Gender*
 Male55/175; 44.0 per 100 py61/177; 44.1 per 100 py45/175; 36.5 per 100 py0.8 (0.6 to 1.2), p=0.41.0 (0.7 to 1.4), p=0.9
 Female51/173; 36.2 per 100 py35/174; 28.9 per 100 py53/175; 41.1 per 100 py1.1 (0.8 to 1.6), p=0.50.8 (0.5 to 1.2), p=0.3
  • *One participant in the HE arm had missing gender.

  • ePN, enhanced partner notification; HE, health education; IRR, incidence rate ratio; RR, risk reduction.