Table 3.

Associating factors of preferences for long-acting injectable PrEP (N = 437)

	Preferred injectables (n = 80)	Did not prefer injectables (n = 357)	OR (95% CI)	P value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value
Median age, years (IQR)	33 (28–36)	31 (27–35)	N/A	0.05	-	-
Monthly income over HK$30,000	33 (41%)	112 (31%)	1.54 (0.93–2.53)	0.09	-	-
Attained university level education or above	61 (76%)	251 (70%)	1.36 (0.77–2.38)	0.29	-	-
Body image type: muscular	7 (9%)	35 (10%)	0.88 (0.38–2.06)	0.77	-	-
Body image type: sporty	18 (23%)	50 (14%)	1.78 (0.97–3.26)	0.06	-	-
Body image type: bear	7 (9%)	27 (8%)	1.17 (0.49–2.79)	0.72	-	-
Body image type: meaty	29 (36%)	112 (31%)	1.24 (0.75–2.07)	0.40	-	-
Had CLAI in the past 6 months	52 (65%)	187 (52%)	1.69 (1.02–2.8)	0.04	0.42 (0.85–1.74)	0.66
Engaged in chemsex in the past 6 months	20 (25%)	40 (11%)	2.64 (1.44–4.83)	< 0.01	0.63 (1.31–2.72)	0.47
Engaged in group sex in the past 6 months	34 (43%)	79 (22%)	2.60 (1.56–4.33)	< 0.01	1.05 (1.86–3.31)	0.03
Sought male sex partners in the past 6 months	62 (78%)	243 (68%)	1.62 (0.91–2.86)	0.10	-	-
Had a regular male sex partner in the past 6 months	40 (50%)	130 (36%)	1.75 (1.07–2.85)	0.02	0.70 (1.20–2.06)	0.51
Had a non-regular male sex partner in the past 6 months	49 (61%)	194 (54%)	1.33 (0.81–2.18)	0.26	-	-
Had a romantic male partner in the past 6 months	33 (41%)	146 (41%)	1.01 (0.62–1.66)	0.95	-	-
Diagnosed with an STI in the past 6 months	11 (14%)	15 (4%)	3.63 (1.63–8.25)	< 0.01	1.01 (2.49–6.16)	0.047
Perceived no HIV risk	5 (6%)	54 (15%)	0.37 (0.14–0.97)	0.04	0.17 (0.45–1.20)	0.011
Perceived no STI risk	4 (5%)	43 (12%)	0.38 (0.13–1.1)	0.07	-	-
Inclined to have CLAI in the coming 6 months	49 (61%)	169 (47%)	1.76 (1.07–2.89)	0.02	0.74 (1.45–2.87)	0.28
Perceived to have a male sex partner living with HIV	18 (23%)	40 (11%)	2.30 (1.24–4.27)	0.01	0.88 (1.76–3.52)	0.11
Current PrEP user	21 (26%)	47 (13%)	2.35 (1.31–4.21)	< 0.01	0.54 (1.10–2.25)	0.80