Table 3.
PrEP attitudes and stigma among respondents.
| Statement | Agree/strongly agree (N = 1,149) |
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| Attitudes | |
| Taking PrEP is safe | 1,032 (89.8) |
| PrEP is effective at preventing HIV | 974 (84.8) |
| The government makes certain that drugs like PrEP are safe | 956 (83.2) |
| People who take PrEP are responsible | 935 (81.4) |
| It would be no trouble to take PrEP every day | 859 (74.8) |
| Stigma-fear of being perceived as promiscuous | |
| If I were to use PrEP, people would think that I have HIV | 759 (66.0) |
| If I were to use PrEP, people would think that I have sex with a lot of different people | 658 (57.3) |
| If I were to use PrEP, people would think that I like having strange types of sex | 612 (53.3) |
| If I were to bring up the subject of using PrEP with my partner, he would think that I am having risky sex with other people | 511 (44.5) |
| Stigma-fear of being shunned | |
| My friends would think less of me if they found out I was using PrEP | 449 (39.1) |
| People would feel uncomfortable with me if they found out that I used PrEP | 359 (31.2) |
| People would avoid me if they found out that I used PrEP | 289 (25.2) |
| If I used PrEP, I would worry that people would tell others that I am using PrEP | 342 (29.8) |
| My family would think less of me if they found out I was using PrEP | 291 (25.3) |
| I would worry about telling people that I take a medicine like PrEP for my health's sake | 278 (24.2) |
| If I were going to use PrEP, I would feel a need to hide that from other people | 266 (23.2) |