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. 2024 Jun 10;53(7):2817–2831. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02834-4

Table 4.

Social determinants

Intention to use PrEP Condom use
Intenders (n = 61) Non-intenders (n = 41) p value Consistent (n = 77) Inconsistent (n = 25) p value
Relationships with stable sexual partner(s) in the last 3 months
 Stable sexual partner 28 (45.9%) 16 (39%) 0.5 33 (42.8%) 11 (44%) 0.9
 Open relationship 3 (4.9%) 2 (4.9%) 1 3 (3.9%) 2 (8%) 0.5
 Condomless sex 22 (34.4%) 13 (31.7%) 0.6 52 (67.5%) 14 (56%) 0.2
 Violence (verbal or physical) exerted by partner 8 (13.1%) 4 (9.8%) 0.6 5 (6.5%) 7 (28%) 0.004
Dependence on external influence
 My partner would not allow me to take PrEP 8/28 (28.6%) 4/16 (25%) 0.7 11 (14.3%) 1 (4%) 0.2
 I worry about being forced to condomless sex if I take PrEP 12 (19.7%) 8 (19.5%) 0.9 13 (16.7%) 7 (28%) 0.2
HIV-related stigma
 People will think I have HIV if I take PrEP 33 (54.1%) 24 (58.5%) 0.6 41 (53.3%) 16 (64%) 0.3
PrEP-related stigma
 Work colleagues will think less of me if I take PrEP 29/60 (48.3%) 14 (34.1%) 0.2 34 (44.1%) 9 (36%) 0.6
 I would give a good example if I took medication to prevent HIV infection 52/59 (88.1%) 29/39 (74.4%) 0.08 58 (75.3%) 23 (92%) 0.2
 I would tell others about using PrEP 47 (773%) 30/40 (75%) 0.8 56/76 (73.7%) 21 (84%) 0.3

p values obtained from chi-squared test, Fisher’s exact test, and Student’s t test

Bold value indicates statistical significance (p value < 0.05)