Table 1.

Cohort Characteristics

 Participants, No. (%) or Median [IQR]
 ECHO BMSa (n = 311)Reenrolled Cohort (n = 155)
Country
 South Africa177 (56.9)71 (45.8)
 Kenya134 (43.1)84 (54.2)
Marital status
 Married110 (35.4)68 (43.9)
 Never married199 (64.0)86 (55.5)
 Previously married2 (0.6)1 (0.6)
Education
 None1 (0.3)1 (0.6)
 Any primary72 (23.2)46 (29.7)
 Any secondary216 (69.5)100 (64.5)
 Postsecondary22 (7.1)8 (5.2)
No income255 (82.0)123 (79.4)
Age at enrollment, y23 [20–27]23 [20–27]
Body mass index >3070 (22.7)27 (17.6)
Previously pregnant269 (86.5)132 (85.2)
No. of living children1 [1–2]1 [1–2]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae22 (7.1)8 (5.2)
Chlamydia trachomatis48 (15.5)19 (12.3)
Any bacterial sexually transmitted infection61 (19.7)26 (16.8)
Bacterial vaginosis: Nugent
 Positive: 7–1091 (31.3)36 (25.7)
 Intermediate: 4–641 (14.1)20 (14.3)
 Negative: 0–3159 (54.6)84 (60.0)
Herpes simplex virus 2 serology
 Positive190 (61.5)94 (61.0)
 Negative118 (38.2)59 (38.3)
 Equivocal1 (0.3)1 (0.6)
Cervical ectopy, %
 None144 (46.3)60 (38.7)
 1–25155 (49.8)91 (58.7)
 26–509 (2.9)3 (1.9)
 51–753 (1.0)1 (0.6)
Any condomless sex, past 3 mo213 (68.5)105 (67.7)
Used condom for last sex act
 No142 (45.7)79 (51.0)
 Yes146 (46.9)62 (40.0)
 No sex in the past 3 mo23 (7.4)14 (9.0)
Past 3 mo
 Sex for money or gifts9 (2.9)3 (1.9)
 Sex during a time with vaginal bleeding44 (14.1)24 (15.5)
 New sex partners17 (5.2)9 (5.8)
 Multiple sex partners21 (6.8)10 (6.5)
 Participants, No. (%) or Median [IQR]
 ECHO BMSa (n = 311)Reenrolled Cohort (n = 155)
Country
 South Africa177 (56.9)71 (45.8)
 Kenya134 (43.1)84 (54.2)
Marital status
 Married110 (35.4)68 (43.9)
 Never married199 (64.0)86 (55.5)
 Previously married2 (0.6)1 (0.6)
Education
 None1 (0.3)1 (0.6)
 Any primary72 (23.2)46 (29.7)
 Any secondary216 (69.5)100 (64.5)
 Postsecondary22 (7.1)8 (5.2)
No income255 (82.0)123 (79.4)
Age at enrollment, y23 [20–27]23 [20–27]
Body mass index >3070 (22.7)27 (17.6)
Previously pregnant269 (86.5)132 (85.2)
No. of living children1 [1–2]1 [1–2]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae22 (7.1)8 (5.2)
Chlamydia trachomatis48 (15.5)19 (12.3)
Any bacterial sexually transmitted infection61 (19.7)26 (16.8)
Bacterial vaginosis: Nugent
 Positive: 7–1091 (31.3)36 (25.7)
 Intermediate: 4–641 (14.1)20 (14.3)
 Negative: 0–3159 (54.6)84 (60.0)
Herpes simplex virus 2 serology
 Positive190 (61.5)94 (61.0)
 Negative118 (38.2)59 (38.3)
 Equivocal1 (0.3)1 (0.6)
Cervical ectopy, %
 None144 (46.3)60 (38.7)
 1–25155 (49.8)91 (58.7)
 26–509 (2.9)3 (1.9)
 51–753 (1.0)1 (0.6)
Any condomless sex, past 3 mo213 (68.5)105 (67.7)
Used condom for last sex act
 No142 (45.7)79 (51.0)
 Yes146 (46.9)62 (40.0)
 No sex in the past 3 mo23 (7.4)14 (9.0)
Past 3 mo
 Sex for money or gifts9 (2.9)3 (1.9)
 Sex during a time with vaginal bleeding44 (14.1)24 (15.5)
 New sex partners17 (5.2)9 (5.8)
 Multiple sex partners21 (6.8)10 (6.5)

aParticipants from the ECHO Trial biological mechanisms substudy with available swab at enrollment for human papillomavirus testing.

Table 1.

Cohort Characteristics

 Participants, No. (%) or Median [IQR]
 ECHO BMSa (n = 311)Reenrolled Cohort (n = 155)
Country
 South Africa177 (56.9)71 (45.8)
 Kenya134 (43.1)84 (54.2)
Marital status
 Married110 (35.4)68 (43.9)
 Never married199 (64.0)86 (55.5)
 Previously married2 (0.6)1 (0.6)
Education
 None1 (0.3)1 (0.6)
 Any primary72 (23.2)46 (29.7)
 Any secondary216 (69.5)100 (64.5)
 Postsecondary22 (7.1)8 (5.2)
No income255 (82.0)123 (79.4)
Age at enrollment, y23 [20–27]23 [20–27]
Body mass index >3070 (22.7)27 (17.6)
Previously pregnant269 (86.5)132 (85.2)
No. of living children1 [1–2]1 [1–2]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae22 (7.1)8 (5.2)
Chlamydia trachomatis48 (15.5)19 (12.3)
Any bacterial sexually transmitted infection61 (19.7)26 (16.8)
Bacterial vaginosis: Nugent
 Positive: 7–1091 (31.3)36 (25.7)
 Intermediate: 4–641 (14.1)20 (14.3)
 Negative: 0–3159 (54.6)84 (60.0)
Herpes simplex virus 2 serology
 Positive190 (61.5)94 (61.0)
 Negative118 (38.2)59 (38.3)
 Equivocal1 (0.3)1 (0.6)
Cervical ectopy, %
 None144 (46.3)60 (38.7)
 1–25155 (49.8)91 (58.7)
 26–509 (2.9)3 (1.9)
 51–753 (1.0)1 (0.6)
Any condomless sex, past 3 mo213 (68.5)105 (67.7)
Used condom for last sex act
 No142 (45.7)79 (51.0)
 Yes146 (46.9)62 (40.0)
 No sex in the past 3 mo23 (7.4)14 (9.0)
Past 3 mo
 Sex for money or gifts9 (2.9)3 (1.9)
 Sex during a time with vaginal bleeding44 (14.1)24 (15.5)
 New sex partners17 (5.2)9 (5.8)
 Multiple sex partners21 (6.8)10 (6.5)
 Participants, No. (%) or Median [IQR]
 ECHO BMSa (n = 311)Reenrolled Cohort (n = 155)
Country
 South Africa177 (56.9)71 (45.8)
 Kenya134 (43.1)84 (54.2)
Marital status
 Married110 (35.4)68 (43.9)
 Never married199 (64.0)86 (55.5)
 Previously married2 (0.6)1 (0.6)
Education
 None1 (0.3)1 (0.6)
 Any primary72 (23.2)46 (29.7)
 Any secondary216 (69.5)100 (64.5)
 Postsecondary22 (7.1)8 (5.2)
No income255 (82.0)123 (79.4)
Age at enrollment, y23 [20–27]23 [20–27]
Body mass index >3070 (22.7)27 (17.6)
Previously pregnant269 (86.5)132 (85.2)
No. of living children1 [1–2]1 [1–2]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae22 (7.1)8 (5.2)
Chlamydia trachomatis48 (15.5)19 (12.3)
Any bacterial sexually transmitted infection61 (19.7)26 (16.8)
Bacterial vaginosis: Nugent
 Positive: 7–1091 (31.3)36 (25.7)
 Intermediate: 4–641 (14.1)20 (14.3)
 Negative: 0–3159 (54.6)84 (60.0)
Herpes simplex virus 2 serology
 Positive190 (61.5)94 (61.0)
 Negative118 (38.2)59 (38.3)
 Equivocal1 (0.3)1 (0.6)
Cervical ectopy, %
 None144 (46.3)60 (38.7)
 1–25155 (49.8)91 (58.7)
 26–509 (2.9)3 (1.9)
 51–753 (1.0)1 (0.6)
Any condomless sex, past 3 mo213 (68.5)105 (67.7)
Used condom for last sex act
 No142 (45.7)79 (51.0)
 Yes146 (46.9)62 (40.0)
 No sex in the past 3 mo23 (7.4)14 (9.0)
Past 3 mo
 Sex for money or gifts9 (2.9)3 (1.9)
 Sex during a time with vaginal bleeding44 (14.1)24 (15.5)
 New sex partners17 (5.2)9 (5.8)
 Multiple sex partners21 (6.8)10 (6.5)

aParticipants from the ECHO Trial biological mechanisms substudy with available swab at enrollment for human papillomavirus testing.

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