Table 1.
Demographics of Participant Who Initiated Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (N = 179)
| Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Range | 18–69 |
| Mean (SD) | 29.4 (9.9) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Black non-Latino (e.g., African American, African Caribbean) | 161 (90%) |
| Black Latino | 14 (8%) |
| Other | 4 (2%) |
| Education | |
| Some high school | 8 (4.42) |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 36 (20.3) |
| Vocational/trade/technical school | 8 (4.42) |
| AA or other 2-year degree | 8 (4.4) |
| BA/BS degree | 35 (19.9) |
| Masters or other advanced degree | 17 (9.7) |
| Annual income | |
| <$20,000 | 82 (46%) |
| $20,000 to $40,000 | 45 (25%) |
| ≥$40,000 | 49 (27%) |
| No response | 4 (1%) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed full time | 67 (37.6) |
| Employed part-time | 53 (30.1) |
| Self-employed | 9 (5.3) |
| Disabled | 4 (2) |
| Unemployed or in between jobs | 38 (21.2) |
| Other | 7 (4) |
| Marital status | |
| Single/divorced/widowed | 149 (83) |
| Married | 30 (17) |
| Study location | |
| Washington, DC | 59 (33) |
| Los Angeles, CA | 61 (34) |
| Chapel Hill/Durham, NC | 59 (33) |
| CAI with HIV+ or unknown causal male partner | |
| No | 102 (57%) |
| Yes | 77 (43%) |
| STI prevalence at 6 months | |
| No | 146 (82%) |
| Yes | 33 (18%) |
SD, standard deviation; STI, sexually transmitted infection.