| Characteristic | All (N = 300) | HSV-2 Positive (n = 169) | HSV-2 Negative (n = 131) |
| Age: Mean (SD) | 27.7 (6.40) | 29.3 (6.37) | 25.8 (5.84) |
| 18 - 28 years | 194 | 95 (49.0) | 99 (75.6) |
| 29 - 47 years | 106 | 74 (68.9) | 32 (24.4) |
| Marital status: | |||
| Single | 64 | 22 (34.4) | 42 (32.1) |
| Ever married | 236 | 147 (62.3) | 89 (67.9) |
| Circumcised: | |||
| Yes | 72 | 36 (50.0) | 36 (27.5) |
| No | 228 | 133 (58.0) | 95 (72.5) |
| Sexual partners in last 12 months: | |||
| < 2 partner | 112 | 65 (58.0) | 47 (35.9) |
| ≥ 2 partners | 188 | 104 (55.3) | 84 (64.1) |
| Sexual partners lifetime: | |||
| ≤ 5 partners | 108 | 59 (54.6) | 49 (37.4) |
| > 5 partners | 192 | 110 (57.3) | 82 (62.6) |
| Engaged in transactional sex: | |||
| Yes | 34 | 14 (41.1) | 20 (15.3) |
| No | 266 | 155 (58.3) | 111 (84.7) |
| Baseline HIV status: | |||
| Negative | 230 | 116 (50.4) | 114 (87.0) |
| Positive | 70 | 53 (75.7) | 17 (13.0) |
| Baseline HPV status: | |||
| Negative | 151 | 76 (50.1) | 75 (57.3) |
| Positive | 149 | 93 (62.4) | 56 (42.7) |
| Kind of partner for recent sexual act: | |||
| Single men: | (N = 69) | (n = 24) | (N = 45) |
| Girlfriend (regular partner) | 51 | 19 (37.3) | 32 (71.1) |
| Casual partner/sex worker | 18 | 5 (27.8) | 13 (28.9) |
| Married men: | (N = 231) | (n = 145) | (n = 86) |
| Wife | 41 | 17 (41.5) | 24 (27.9) |
| Girlfriend | 116 | 75 (64.7) | 41 (47.7) |
| Casual partner/sex worker | 74 | 53 (71.6) | 21 (24.4) |
| Used condom in recent sexual act: | |||
| Yes | 42 | 18 (42.9) | 24 (18.3) |
| No | 258 | 151 (58.5) | 107 (81.7) |
| Condom use with new partner: | |||
| Most of the time (>75%) | 107 | 65 (60.7) | 42 (32.1) |
| Some of the time (25% - 75%) | 65 | 49 (75.4) | 16 (12.2) |
| Rarely (<25%) | 128 | 55 (43.0) | 73 (55.7) |
| Ever had STI: | |||
| No | 223 | 114 (51.1) | 109 (83.2) |
| Yes | 77 | 55 (71.4) | 22 (16.8) |