Demographic overview of cohort overall and by country (n=1666)
| Characteristic* | Overall (n=1666) | Togo (n=667) | Burkina Faso (n=682) | Swaziland (n=317) | p† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [n (%)] | [n (%)] | [n (%)] | [n (%)] | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 16–24 | 744 (44.7) | 301 (45.2) | 302 (44.3) | 141 (44.5) | <0.01 |
| 25–34 | 618 (37.1) | 222 (33.3) | 254 (37.2) | 142 (44.8) | |
| 35+ | 303 (18.2) | 143 (21.5) | 126 (18.5) | 34 (10.7) | |
| Education completed | |||||
| Less than primary | 632 (38.0) | 138 (20.7) | 420 (62.0) | 74 (23.3) | <0.01 |
| Primary | 304 (18.3) | 225 (33.7) | 49 (7.2) | 30 (9.5) | |
| Middle school or beyond | 726 (43.7) | 304 (45.6) | 209 (30.8) | 213 (67.2) | |
| Engaged in sex work in the past 30 days | |||||
| Yes | 1640 (98.4) | 650 (97.5) | 676 (99.1) | 314 (99.0) | 0.029 |
| No | 26 (1.6) | 17 (2.5) | 6 (0.9) | 3 (1.0) | |
| Average monthly income (US$) | |||||
| <150 | 593 (35.7) | 301 (45.1) | 137 (20.1) | 155 (49.5) | <0.01 |
| 150–299 | 587 (35.3) | 253 (37.9) | 241 (35.3) | 93 (29.7) | |
| 300+ | 482 (29.0) | 113 (17.0) | 304 (44.6) | 65 (20.8) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/cohabitating | 130 (7.8) | 44 (6.6) | 73 (10.7) | 13 (4.2) | <0.01 |
| Single/never married | 1030 (62.0) | 381 (57.1) | 371 (54.4) | 278 (88.8) | |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 502 (30.2) | 242 (36.3) | 238 (34.9) | 22 (7.0) | |
| Children (n) | |||||
| 0 | 477 (28.6) | 236 (35.4) | 163 (23.9) | 78 (24.6) | <0.01 |
| 1 | 527 (31.6) | 173 (25.9) | 257 (37.7) | 97 (30.6) | |
| 2+ | 662 (39.8) | 258 (38.7) | 262 (38.4) | 142 (44.8) | |
| HIV status‡ | |||||
| HIV-negative | 1184 (71.1) | 545 (81.7) | 545 (79.9) | 94 (29.7) | <0.01 |
| HIV-positive, previously diagnosed | 260 (15.6) | 27 (4.0) | 70 (10.3) | 163 (51.4) | |
| HIV-positive, no reported prior diagnosis | 213 (12.8) | 86 (12.9) | 67 (9.8) | 60 (18.9) | |
| HIV-positive, prior diagnosis unknown | 9 (0.5) | 9 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
*Data missing for the following variables: age (n=1), education (n=4), income (n=4), marital status (n=4).
†p estimated using χ2 statistics to compare distribution of population characteristics across the three countries.
‡Based on reported prior HIV diagnosis and subsequent biological HIV-testing confirmation following the questionnaire.