Table 5.
Negative descriptive norms stratified by race/ethnicity (n = 114)
| % Total (n = 114) |
%White (n = 58) |
%Latino (n = 43) |
%Black (n = 13) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interpersonal relationships | 11 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| Friends | 4 | 7 | – | 8 |
| Family | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Co-workers | 1 | – | – | 8 |
| Relationship partners | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Everyone | 2 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Individual characteristics | 37 | 48 | 26 | 23 |
| Sexual behavior | 18 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| No or little sexual risk | 4 | 7 | 2 | – |
| Tops | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Only sex with PrEP users | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Use condoms/practice safe sex | 5 | 5 | 7 | – |
| Monogamous relationship | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| No casual sex | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Personality traits/characteristics | 3 | 3 | 2 | – |
| Self-control to use condoms | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Irresponsible/Don’t care | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Not comfortable talking about sex | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| PrEP-related knowledge/awareness | 9 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| Concern about side effects | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Lack of knowledge and awareness of PrEP | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Belief “Truvada Whore” myth | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Do not understand STIs | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Uninformed | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Believe HIV shouldn’t be prevented | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Access issues | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Lacking insurance | 2 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Can’t afford it | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Lacking access | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| “Types” of people/communities/groups | 32 | 31 | 35 | 23 |
| Drug users | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Religious/conservative | 6 | 3 | 10 | – |
| Homophobe | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Heterosexual/straight people | 12 | 14 | 14 | – |
| Gay men | 4 | 5 | – | 8 |
| Younger men | 3 | 3 | – | 8 |
| Older men | 3 | – | 5 | 8 |
| People of color | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Politicians | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Undocumented | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Organizations | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| AIDS Service Organization | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Uncertain | 19 | 7 | 33 | 31 |
Represents the total number of beliefs elicited not the total number of individuals in the sample