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Participants provided demographic and sexual behaviour information, blood for HIV-1 herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and syphilis serological tests urine for transcription-mediated amplification assays for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis and penile and scrotal swabs for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA assay. Consistent condom use with the three most recent sexual partners was reported by 30%; 38% reported concurrent sexual partnerships and 65% reported ever having transactional sex. HIV seroprevalence was 26%, HSV-2 seroprevalence by Western blot assay was 58% and 9.5% were rapid plasma reagin and Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay positive. Genital HPV DNA of any type was detected in 57.2% with 74% of these having two or more HPV types. C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae were detected in 3.2% and 1.2% respectively. 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