Followed up

Lost to follow up

p value

1099

156

% (n)

% (n)

Age (years)

18.40 (18.24, 18.56)

18.78 (18.50,19.06)

0.013

Education: to grade 10

87.0 (956)

85.3 (133)

0.594

Socio-economic status (Mean, 95%CI)

0.0055 (-0.12, 0.13)

-0.014 (-0.221, 0.194)

0.853

Ever had a boyfriend

 96.4 (1059)

99.4 (155)

0.053

Ever had sex

89.2 (980)

94.9 (148)

0.037

Duration of sexual activity (yrs)

2.92 (2.76, 3.07)

2.93 (2.57, 3.28)

0.965

>1 episode of physical or sexual IPV

23.0 (253)

25.0 (39)

0.565

3+ past year partners at baseline

7.7 (85)

8.3 (13)

0.794

Ever transactional sex with a casual partner

8.7 (85)

5.4 (8)

0.179

HSV2 at baseline*

22.3 (245)

25.7 (39)

0.374

Intervention : Stepping Stones

51.1 (562)

53.2 (83)

0.661

* N= 152 lost to follow up