Table 2.
Characteristics of participants by use and interest in PrEP (N = 195)
| Variable | Current/Past Use of PrEP (11.8%, n = 23) |
Interested in PrEP (20.0%, n = 39) |
Not Interested in PrEP (68.2%, n = 133) |
Chi-square statistic (df) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 3.8 (2) | |||
| 18–20 | 5.3 | 13.2 | 81.6 | |
| 21–25 | 13.4 | 21.7 | 65.0 | |
| Race and Ethnicity | 5.1 (6) | |||
| Black/African American | 11.1 | 13.9 | 75.0 | |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 11.9 | 27.1 | 61.0 | |
| White | 15.6 | 15.6 | 68.8 | |
| Other | 9.7 | 25.8 | 64.5 | |
| Sexual and Gender Minority Status | 20.0 (4) *** | |||
| Cisgender Females/Straight Cisgender Males | 4.1 | 17.4 | 78.5 | |
| Gay and Bisexual Cisgender Males | 22.7 | 29.6 | 47.7 | |
| Gender Diverse Persons | 26.7 | 16.7 | 56.7 | |
| Age First Homeless | 3.8 (2) | |||
| < 16 | 4.9 | 22.0 | 73.2 | |
| 16–17 | 8.5 | 19.2 | 72.3 | |
| 18+ | 16.0 | 19.8 | 64.2 | |
| Length of Recent Homelessness | 4.3 (2) | |||
| A month or less | 15.2 | 21.2 | 63.6 | |
| 1–3 months | 18.2 | 27.3 | 54.6 | |
| 3 months – 1 year | 11.5 | 21.3 | 67.2 | |
| 1–2 years | 8.3 | 16.7 | 75.0 | |
| > 2 years | 7.1 | 14.3 | 78.6 | |
| Educational Experience | 3.5 (2) | |||
| No High School Degree | 6.5 | 19.4 | 74.2 | |
| High School Diploma/GED | 12.2 | 22.0 | 65.9 | |
| More than High School Degree | 18.0 | 18.0 | 64.0 | |
| Employment | 2.8 (2) | |||
| Currently employed | 11.1 | 28.9 | 60.0 | |
| Unemployed | 11.4 | 17.5 | 71.1 | |
| Number of Days Heavy Drinking | 6.0 (2)+ | |||
| 0 | 16.1 | 20.5 | 63.4 | |
| 1–4 | 9.3 | 23.3 | 67.4 | |
| 5+ | 2.5 | 15.0 | 82.5 | |
| Number of Days Used Marijuana | 2.3 (2) | |||
| 0 | 21.6 | 18.9 | 59.5 | |
| 1–29 | 13.8 | 25.9 | 60.3 | |
| 30 (every day) | 7.0 | 17.0 | 76.0 | |
| Number of Days Used Other Drugs | 4.5 (2) | |||
| 0 | 16.3 | 19.5 | 64.2 | |
| 1–4 | 3.2 | 19.4 | 77.4 | |
| 5+ | 4.9 | 22.0 | 73.2 | |
| % Condom Use, Primary Partners | 2.0 (2) | |||
| 0% (never) | 8.5 | 14.9 | 76.6 | |
| 1–99% (sometimes) | 8.3 | 25.0 | 66.7 | |
| 100% (always) | 12.9 | 22.0 | 65.2 | |
| % Condoms Use, Casual Partners | 4.5 (2) | |||
| 0% (never) | 5.3 | 36.8 | 57.9 | |
| 1–99% (sometimes) | 16.7 | 27.8 | 55.6 | |
| 100% (always) | 12.2 | 17.3 | 70.5 | |
| Diagnosed with STI | 2.5 (2) | |||
| No | 11.6 | 18.8 | 69.6 | |
| Yes | 14.3 | 35.7 | 50.0 | |
| Been Tested for HIV | 3.1 (2) | |||
| No | 16.4 | 14.9 | 68.7 | |
| Yes | 9.4 | 22.7 | 68.0 | |
| Depression | 4.5 (2) | |||
| No | 13.7 | 16.0 | 70.2 | |
| Yes | 7.8 | 28.1 | 64.1 | |
| Social Support from Friends | 0.5 (2) | |||
| Never / almost never | 14.5 | 17.7 | 67.7 | |
| Sometimes | 7.5 | 19.4 | 73.1 | |
| Almost always / always | 13.6 | 22.7 | 63.6 | |
| Mental Health Service Utilization | 1.8 (2) | |||
| No | 14.9 | 18.1 | 67.0 | |
| Yes | 9.1 | 22.2 | 68.7 | |
| Sexual Health Service Utilization | 4.9 (2)+ | |||
| No | 12.3 | 14.2 | 73.6 | |
| Yes | 11.2 | 27.0 | 61.8 | |
| Substance Use Service Utilization | 0.7 (2) | |||
| No | 13.2 | 19.0 | 67.8 | |
| Yes | 9.5 | 21.6 | 68.9 | |
| Housing Service Utilization | 2.6 (2) | |||
| No | 16.9 | 16.9 | 66.2 | |
| Yes | 9.2 | 21.5 | 69.2 | |
| Heard of PrEP | 2.1 (2) | |||
| No | 8.1 | 13.5 | 78.4 | |
| Yes | 12.7 | 21.5 | 65.8 | |
| Know anyone who has used PrEP | 25.6(2) *** | |||
| No | 2.4 | 16.3 | 81.3 | |
| Yes | 27.8 | 26.4 | 45.8 |
Note. + p < 0.10. *** p < 0.001 for association between PrEP use or interest and participant characteristic per chi-square test from a multinomial logistic regression modeling the three-category outcome with the characteristic