Table 1.
Characteristic of participants by the initial PrEP preference
| Characteristics | All participants (n=926) | Participants preferred a daily PrEP regimen (n=673) | Participants preferred ED PrEP regimen (n=253) | P value |
| Gender identity | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 858 (92.7%) | 608 (90.3%) | 250 (98.8%) | |
| Female | 63 (6.8%) | 61 (9.1%) | 2 (0.8%) | |
| Trans female | 5 (0.5%) | 4 (0.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
| Age (median, IQR) (years) | 24 (20–28) | 24 (20–28) | 23 (21–27) | |
| Sexual partners | 0.568 | |||
| No answer | 3 (0.3%) | 3 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Men exclusively | 784 (84.7%) | 569 (84.5%) | 215 (85.0%) | |
| Men and women | 139 (15%) | 101 (15%) | 38 (15%) | |
| HIV exposure within the past 3 days | 0.224 | |||
| No HIV exposure | 915 (98.8%) | 667 (99.1%) | 248 (98.0%) | |
| HIV exposure | 10 (1.1%) | 5 (0.7%) | 5 (2.0%) | |
| No answer | 1 (0.1%) | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Frequency of sexual activity | <0.001 | |||
| ≤2 times per week | 279 (32.1%) | 228 (37.0%) | 51 (20.2%) | |
| >2 times per week | 561 (64.6%) | 366 (59.4%) | 195 (77.4%) | |
| No answer | 28 (3.2%) | 22 (3.6%) | 6 (2.4%) | |
| Having sex without condom with people who were at risk of HIV within the past 6 months | <0.001 | |||
| No | 352 (38.0%) | 183 (27.2%) | 169 (66.8%) | |
| Yes | 502 (54.2%) | 424 (63.0%) | 78 (30.8%) | |
| No answer | 72 (7.8%) | 66 (9.8%) | 6 (2.4%) | |
| No of sexual partners within the past 6 months | <0.001 | |||
| One sexual partner | 205 (22.1%) | 171 (25.4%) | 36 (14.2%) | |
| At least two sexual partners | 703 (75.9%) | 495 (73.6%) | 208 (82.2%) | |
| No answer | 16 (1.7%) | 7 (1.0%) | 9 (3.6%) | |
| Having sex for money or gifts within the past 6 months | 0.002 | |||
| No | 835 (90.2%) | 619 (92.0%) | 216 (85.4%) | |
| Yes | 60 (6.5%) | 32 (4.8%) | 28 (11.1%) | |
| No answer | 31 (3.3%) | 22 (3.3%) | 9 (3.6%) | |
| Diagnosis and/or treatment with an STI within the past 6 months | <0.001 | |||
| No | 793 (85.6%) | 597 (88.7%) | 196 (77.5%) | |
| Yes | 103 (11.1%) | 51 (7.6%) | 52 (20.6%) | |
| No answer | 30 (3.2%) | 25 (3.7%) | 5 (2.0%) | |
| Sharing needles with other people within the past 6 months | 0.387 | |||
| No | 917 (99.5%) | 664 (99.3%) | 253 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 2 (0.2%) | 2 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| No answer | 3 (0.3%) | 3 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Used PrEP within the past 6 months | 0.001 | |||
| No | 874 (94.8%) | 623 (93.1%) | 251 (99.2%) | |
| Yes | 44 (4.8%) | 42 (6.3%) | 2 (0.8%) | |
| No answer | 4 (0.4%) | 4 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Willingness to pay for PrEP | <0.001 | |||
| <US$4.25/month | 196 (21.2%) | 130 (19.3%) | 66 (26.1%) | |
| US$4.25–US$14.89/month | 511 (55.2%) | 407 (60.5%) | 104 (41.1%) | |
| US$14.89–US$42.55/month | 145 (15.7%) | 91 (13.5%) | 54 (21.3%) | |
| >US$42.55/month | 2 (0.2%) | 2 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Don’t want/unable to pay for PrEP | 72 (7.8%) | 43 (6.4%) | 29 (11.5%) |
ED, event driven; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; STI, sexually transmitted infection.