Table 3

Slopes of average change in a given risky sexual behaviour over follow-up and rate ratio for every 4 or 12 (for STIs) weeks increase in follow-up

STIsCoefficient (slope) (95% CI)Rate ratioP value
Any STI−0.15 (−0.19 to −0.11)0.86 (0.83–0.90)<0.001
Chlamydia trachomatis−0.07 (−0.14 to 0.004)0.93 (0.87–1.01)0.066
Trichomonas vaginalis−0.22 (−0.27 to −0.16)0.81 (0.76–0.85)<0.001
Neisseria gonorrhoeae−0.16 (−0.27 to −0.06)0.85 (0.77–0.94)0.002
Sexual behaviour (self-reported)
Condom use at last sex act−0.002 (−0.03 to 0.03)0.99 (0.97–1.03)0.896
Having two or more sexual partners−0.02 (−0.04 to 0.008)0.98 (0.97–1.001)0.06
Non condom use over time−0.03 (−0.07 to 0.01)0.97 (0.94–1.01)0.177