Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics and Bivariate Relationships Between Select Characteristics and Willingness to Discuss PrEP With Pharmacy Staff and Screen for PrEP in a Pharmacy Among MSM Who Had Never Taken PrEP in Atlanta, Georgia.a
| Pharmacy-Based PrEP Discussion |
Pharmacy-Based PrEP Screening |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n |
% |
n |
% |
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| 179 |
69.11 |
159 |
61.38 |
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| Sociodemographic | Distribution of Characteristics | Yes | No | P Value | Yes | No | P Value | |
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| Age (median, IQR) | 31.92 | (23, 38) | 30.72 (23, 35) | 34.07 (25, 44) | .0980 | 30.21 (22, 35) | 34.92 (25, 43) | .0062 |
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| n | % | % | P Value | % | P Value | |||
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| Race | ||||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 148 | 57.14 | 70.42 | .8584 | 57.34 | .0692 | ||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 87 | 33.59 | 73.81 | 70.24 | ||||
| Hispanic | 24 | 9.27 | 70.83 | 75.00 | ||||
| Education | ||||||||
| High school or less | 65 | 25.69 | 66.67 | .4268 | 62.90 | .9337 | ||
| College | 157 | 62.06 | 75.00 | 63.40 | ||||
| Advanced degree | 31 | 12.25 | 68.97 | 66.67 | ||||
| Employed | ||||||||
| Yes | 231 | 89.19 | 71.75 | .8807 | 63.84 | .6408 | ||
| No | 28 | 10.81 | ||||||
| Income | ||||||||
| < US$10K | 43 | 16.80 | 66.67 | .0133 | 59.52 | .8714 | ||
| US$10K–US$19K | 38 | 14.84 | 83.33 | 64.86 | ||||
| US$20K–US$49K | 98 | 38.28 | 67.02 | 65.96 | ||||
| ≥US$50K | 77 | 30.08 | 74.67 | 61.33 | ||||
| Health insurance | ||||||||
| Yes | 192 | 75.89 | 75.00 | .0306 | 64.02 | .7191 | ||
| No | 61 | 24.11 | 60.34 | 61.40 | ||||
| Homeless | ||||||||
| Yes | 27 | 10.42 | 69.57 | .8203 | 62.50 | .9279 | ||
| No | 232 | 89.58 | 71.81 | 63.44 | ||||
| Risk behaviors, STIs, and HIV Number of male sexual partners |
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| 0 | 23 | 9.16 | 61.90 | .3646 | 66.67 | .6615 | ||
| 1–5 | 198 | 78.88 | 71.35 | 61.98 | ||||
| >5 | 30 | 11.95 | 80.00 | 70.00 | ||||
| Number of HIV+ partners | ||||||||
| 0 | 222 | 87.06 | 73.83 | .1150 | 64.49 | .4426 | ||
| ≥1 | 33 | 12.94 | 60.61 | 57.58 | ||||
| Anal condom use | ||||||||
| Yes | 155 | 62.50 | 74.50 | .3110 | 67.33 | .2093 | ||
| No | 93 | 37.50 | ||||||
| Condom use | ||||||||
| Consistent | 46 | 19.57 | 62.22 | .0967 | 54.35 | .1193 | ||
| Inconsistent | 189 | 80.43 | 74.59 | 66.67 | ||||
| Drug use | ||||||||
| Cocaine | 13 | 5.12 | 72.73 | .2671 | 54.55 | .2011 | ||
| Methamphetamine | 9 | 3.53 | 42.86 | .0830 | 71.43 | .2885 | ||
| Crack | 5 | 1.98 | 50.00 | .2473 | 50.00 | .3260 | ||
| Heroin | 5 | 1.98 | 75.00 | .4202 | 50.00 | .3271 | ||
| Prescription opioid | 10 | 3.95 | 77.78 | .2842 | 55.56 | .2370 | ||
| Any drug | 27 | 10.47 | 66.67 | .5730 | 54.17 | .3345 | ||
| Any STI | 12 | 4.71 | 66.67 | .2660 | 87.50 | .1131 | ||
| HIV status | ||||||||
| Negative | 233 | 91.02 | 72.93 | .3612 | 63.32 | .9888 | ||
| Never tested/unknown | 23 | 8.98 | 63.16 | 63.16 | ||||
| Heard of PrEP | ||||||||
| Yes | 216 | 85.38 | 72.99 | .2187 | 64.45 | .4806 | ||
| No | 37 | 14.62 | 62.86 | 58.33 | ||||
| Interested in PrEP | ||||||||
| Yes | 148 | 60.16 | 88.66 | <.0001 | 93.81 | <.0001 | ||
| No | 98 | 39.84 | 61.44 | 43.84 | ||||
| Pharmacy visits | ||||||||
| Frequently | 111 | 42.86 | 71.03 | .9411 | 60.75 | .2380 | ||
| Infrequently | 116 | 44.79 | 71.43 | 68.42 | ||||
| Never | 32 | 12.36 | 74.19 | 53.33 | ||||
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
a
N = 259.