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. 2023 Sep 28;28(5):1512–1521. doi: 10.1007/s10461-023-04175-0

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the participants by disclosure of PrEP use to anyone

Baseline characteristics Overall Disclosed to anyone by month three
N (%) or (median, IQR) N = 349 Yes
N = 309
No
N = 40
χ2 (P value)
Age, median (years) 21 (19, 22) 21 (19, 22) 21 (20, 23) 1.94 (0.16)a
Age 18 years 69 (20%) 63 (20%) 6 (15%) 0.65 (0.42)
Secondary school or higher 204 (58%) 181 (59%) 23 (58%) 0.02 (0.90)
Intimate partner violence, past year 166 (48%) 141 (46%) 25 (63%) 3.97 (0.05)
Perceived HIV likelihood in the next yearc 182 (52%) 159 (52%) 24 (60%) 1.00 (0.32)
Primary sexual partner, past 3 months 296 (85%) 262 (85%) 34 (85%) 0.01 (0.94)
Primary partner living with HIV or unknown HIV status 176 (50%) 155 (50%) 21 (53%) 0.08 (0.78)
More than one partner, past year 44 (13%) 41 (13%) 3 (8%) 0.55 (0.45)b
Transaction sex, last 3 monthsd 85 (24%) 76 (25%) 9 (23%) 0.08 (0.65)
Always used condom with vaginal sexe 62 (18%) 55 (18%) 7 (18%) 0.00 (1.00)
Depressive symptom CES-D ≥ 10f 171 (49%) 152 (49%) 19 (48%) 0.04 (0.84)
Living with parents 180 (52%) 159 (52%) 21 (53%) 0.01 (0.92)
Living with partner 80 (23%) 71 (23%) 9 (23%) 0.00 (0.94)

aThe median and interquartile range (IQR) are provided for continuous variables

bFisher's exact two-sided p value

c'How would you describe your chances of getting HIV in the next year' was dichotomized as perceived HIV likelihood next year if responses were small, moderate, great chance and prefer not to answer

dTransaction sex is defined as having sex with a man in exchange for food, clothes, cosmetics, transportation, and items for children, and other items

e'Prefer not to answer' responses were categorized as condomless sex

fCenter for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale is the sum of 10 items (CESD-10), and the range is 0 to 30. CESD-10 score ≥ 10 indicates a likelihood of depressive symptoms