Immune milieu and microbiome of the distal urethra in Ugandan men: impact of penile circumcision and implications for HIV susceptibility

Table 1 Demographics of study participants

		N	Percent
Mean age in years (SD)		22.18 (5.61)
Current marital status	Married/ever married/cohabiting	10	19.6
Current marital status	Single (never married)	41	80.4
Ever had penile-vaginal sex	Yes	45	88.2
Ever had penile-vaginal sex	No	6	11.8
Current sexual relationship	Yes	20	39.2
	No	25	49
	Not applicable	6	11.8
Sexual partners, last 6 months	No partners	14	27.5
	Multiple	14	27.5
	Single	23	45.1
Sexual partners, lifetime	Single	6	11.8
	Multiple	39	76.5
	Not applicable	6	11.8
Condom use with new partner	Always	17	37.8
	Most of the time	9	20
	Sometimes	13	28.9
	Rarely	2	4.4
	Never	4	8.9
Antibiotics use within last 3 months	Yes	2	3.9
Antibiotics use within last 3 months	No	49	96.1
Retract foreskin during washing	Yes	48	94.1
Retract foreskin during washing	No	3	5.9
Foreskin washing frequency	More than once a day	21	41.2
	Daily	19	37.3
	2-5 times a week	7	13.7
	Once a week	1	2
	Not applicable	3	5.9

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