Participant features (N (%)) of eligible women at inception of cross-sectional screening and prospective study in Bloemfontein and Rustenburg sites
| Bloemfontein | Rustenburg | |||
| Cross-sectional, N=1154 | Prospective, N=399 | Cross-sectional, N=540 | Prospective, N=223 | |
| Age | ||||
| <21 | 520 (45.1) | 206 (51.6) | 239 (44.2) | 115 (51.6) |
| 22–24 | 259 (22.4) | 92 (23.1) | 130 (24.1) | 53 (23.8) |
| 25–31 | 284 (24.6) | 76 (19.1) | 138 (25.6) | 46 (20.6) |
| >31 | 91 (7.9) | 25 (6.3) | 33 (6.1) | 9 (4.0) |
| Education | ||||
| None—grade 5 | 32 (2.8) | 7 (1.8) | 4 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Grades 6–9 | 181 (15.7) | 49 (12.3) | 27 (5.0) | 10 (4.5) |
| Grades 10–12 | 860 (74.5) | 333 (83.5) | 454 (84.1) | 188 (84.3) |
| University/college/graduate | 81 (7.0) | 10 (2.5) | 55 (10.2) | 25 (11.2) |
| Employment | ||||
| No, unemployed | 1000 (86.7) | 352 (88.2) | 463 (85.7) | 196 (87.9) |
| Yes, part time | 78 (6.8) | 25 (6.3) | 31 (5.7) | 11 (4.9) |
| Yes, full time | 76 (6.6) | 22 (5.5) | 46 (8.5) | 16 (7.2) |
| Whom you live with | ||||
| Alone | 45 (3.9) | 12 (3.0) | 25 (4.6) | 8 (3.6) |
| Spouse | 52 (4.5) | 15 (3.8) | 15 (2.8) | 8 (3.6) |
| Family/relatives | 859 (74.4) | 315 (78.9) | 375 (69.4) | 160 (71.8) |
| Roommate/friend | 103 (8.9) | 34 (8.5) | 28 (5.2) | 12 (5.4) |
| Partner | 95 (8.2) | 23 (5.8) | 97 (18.0) | 35 (15.7) |
| Married | ||||
| No | 1056 (91.5) | 369 (92.5) | 507 (93.9) | 211 (94.6) |
| Yes | 98 (8.5) | 30 (7.5) | 33 (6.1) | 12 (5.4) |
| Contraceptive use | ||||
| None | 540 (46.9) | 182 (45.6) | 157 (29.1) | 58 (26.0) |
| Oral | 55 (4.8) | 20 (5.0) | 24 (4.4) | 19 (8.5) |
| Injectable | 384 (33.3) | 138 (34.6) | 132 (24.4) | 65 (29.2) |
| IUCD | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.5) |
| Condoms | 148 (12.9) | 52 (13.0) | 201 (37.2) | 80 (35.9) |
| Other | 23 (2.0) | 7 (1.8) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Missing | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| STI signs/symptoms | ||||
| Vaginal discharge | 155 (13.4) | 52 (13.0) | 154 (28.5) | 59 (26.5) |
| Painful urination | 103 (8.9) | 31 (7.8) | 153 (28.3) | 57 (25.6) |
| Lower abdominal pain | 115 (10.0) | 39 (9.8) | 202 (37.4) | 82 (36.8) |
| Vaginal itching | 170 (14.7) | 60 (15.0) | 155 (28.7) | 63 (28.5) |
| Dyspareunia | 104 (9.0) | 35 (8.8) | 121 (22.4) | 50 (22.4) |
| Vaginal sore | 27 (2.3) | 12 (3.0) | 142 (26.3) | 66 (29.6) |
| No. of sex partners in last month | ||||
| 0 | 53 (4.6) | 18 (4.5) | 85 (15.7) | 40 (17.9) |
| 1 | 362 (31.4) | 120 (30.1) | 400 (74.1) | 155 (69.5) |
| 2+ | 739 (64.0) | 261 (65.4) | 55 (10.2) | 28 (12.6) |
| Vaginal sex w/o condom past week w primary partner | 638 (55.3) | 202 (50.6) | 190 (35.2) | 78 (35.0) |
| Vaginal sex w/o condom past week w other partner | 150 (13.0) | 50 (12.5) | 8 (1.5) | 3 (1.3) |
STI, sexually transmitted infection; w, with; w/o, without.