Characteristics of the study population.

<p>*¹ Fisher's exact test ^*2 n = 74 ^*3Mann-Whitney test ^*4 n = 114.</p><p>P₁ value comparing men versus women among the chronically infected group.</p><p>P2 value comparing chronically versus recently infected participants.</p><p>One hundred and sixteen chronically (51 men and 65 women) and 22 recently (all women) infected persons participated in the study. Data are reported as total number and percentages (%); median and interquartile range (IQR) or mean and standard deviation (sd). P1 compares men versus women within the group of chronically infected participant. P2 compares chronically versus recently infected participants. ^*1 Difference between groups was calculated using the Fisher exact test. ^*2 Only 74 chronically infected participants (63.7%) were aware of the HIV status of their partner. ^*3 Difference between groups was calculated using the Mann-Whitney test. ^*4 Education level was reported in 114 chronically infected participants (98.2%) infected participants.