Table 3

STI incidence over 12 months, by site

Overall
(N=451)
Cape Town
(N=141)
Johannesburg
(N=162)
Harare
(N=148)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Events5132217
Person-years445.58134.13161.23150.23
Event rate (100 person-years)11.423.91.211.3
95% exact CI for event rate(8.5, 15.0)(16.3, 33.7)(0.2, 4.5)(6.6, 18.1)
Chlamydia trachomatis
Events123503835
Person-years441.7135.1155.2151.4
Event rate (100 person-years)27.83724.523.1
95% exact CI for event rate(23.1, 33.2)(27.5, 48.8)(17.3, 33.6)(16.1, 32.1)
Trichomonas vaginalis
Events306717
Person-years448.8138161.2149.6
Event rate (100 person-years)6.74.34.311.4
95% exact CI for event rate(4.5, 9.5)(1.6, 9.5)(1.7, 9.0)(6.6, 18.2)
  • STI, sexually transmitted infection.