Table 4.
Reasons for not taking PrEP among PrEP-naïve men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women who have sex with men (MSM/TWSM) attending Gay pride events in Atlanta, Georgia, 2018
| Total (n = 196) |
Black (n=114) |
Non-black (n = 82) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
|
| ||||
| Reasons for not taking PrEP | ||||
| I don’t know enough about PrEP | ||||
| No | 122 (63) | 62 (55) | 60 (73) | .010 |
| Yes | 73 (37) | 51 (45) | 22 (27) | |
| I am at low risk of HIV | ||||
| No | 123 (63) | 84 (74) | 39 (48) | .001 |
| Yes | 72 (37) | 29 (26) | 43 (52) | |
| Too expensive | ||||
| No | 169 (87) | 102 (90) | 67 (82) | .083 |
| Yes | 26 (13) | 11 (10) | 15 (18) | |
| I don’t know where to get PrEP | ||||
| No | 181 (93) | 104 (92) | 77 (94) | .619 |
| Yes | 14 (7) | 9 (8) | 5 (6) | |
| Afraid of the side effects | ||||
| No | 166 (85) | 96 (85) | 70 (85) | .937 |
| Yes | 29 (15) | 17 (15) | 12 (15) | |
| Afraid people will judge me | ||||
| No | 192 (98) | 111 (98) | 81 (99) | .758 |
| Yes | 3 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | |
| PrEP provider is too far from me | ||||
| No | 193 (99) | 112 (99) | 81 (99) | .819 |
| Yes | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |
| I won’t be consistent in taking it | ||||
| No | 188 (96) | 107 (95) | 81 (99) | .130 |
| Yes | 7 (4) | 6 (5) | 1 (1) | |
| Taking PrEP is a hassle | ||||
| No | 190 (97) | 110 (97) | 80 (98) | .925 |
| Yes | 5 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | |
| PrEP interest | ||||
| Interested in taking PrEP | ||||
| No | 64 (34) | 40 (37) | 24 (30) | .407 |
| Yes | 69 (37) | 41 (38) | 28 (35) | |
| Not sure | 55 (29) | 28 (26) | 27 (34) | |
Significant p values have been bolded for ease of interpretation