Table 2.

Acceptability of potential microbicides among Acculturated Hispanics (AHs) (n = 218) versus Less Acculturated Hispanics (LAHs) (n = 198) versus African-Americans (AAs) (n = 90).

Question	Group	N (%)	P	AOR	95% CI
Has used KY jelly or something similar to make sex wetter.	AHs	69 (34.8)	REF
	LAHs	70 (32.3)	0.58	0.89	0.59, 1.34
	AAs	36 (40.0)	0.40	1.25	0.75, 2.08
Would use a microbicide if it were like KY jelly.	AHs	163 (82.3)	REF
	LAHs	167 (76.6)	0.15	0.70	0.44, 1.14
	AAs	75 (83.3)	0.83	1.07	0.55, 2.09
Is it (VERY OR SOMEWHAT) important to develop microbicides that can be used without the man knowing.	AHs	121 (61.7)	REF
	LAHs	153 (72.2)	0.03	1.61	1.06, 2.44
	AAs	62 (69.7)	0.20	1.42	0.83, 2.43
Would it be OK for a woman to use a microbicide without telling the man? (YES or MAYBE)	AHs	12 (13.6)	REF
	LAHs	26 (26.8)	0.03	2.32	1.09, 4.94
	AAs	7 (21.2)	0.31	1.71	0.61, 4.79
Wants a product that only prevents STIs not pregnancy.	AHs	136 (68.7)	REF
	LAHs	124 (56.9)	0.01	0.60	0.40, 0.90
	AAs	52 (57.8)	0.07	0.62	0.37, 1.04
Wants a product that prevents both STIs and pregnancy.	AHs	166 (83.8)	REF
	LAHs	177 (81.2)	0.48	0.83	0.50, 1.38
	AAs	74 (82.2)	0.73	0.89	0.46, 1.72
Would you use a microbicide with a new partner? (YES/PROBABLY YES)	AHs	34 (79.0)	REF
	LAHs	39 (76.5)	0.59	0.87	0.51, 1.46
	AAs	20 (72.6)	0.28	0.70	0.37, 1.33
Would you use it with a partner that you have been having sex with for a while? (YES/PROBABLY YES)	AHs	138 (87.3)	REF
	LAHs	141 (87.6)	0.95	0.98	0.50, 1.90
	AAs	64 (91.4)	0.40	1.51	0.58, 3.95
What is the highest price you would pay for a tube that you can use 10 times? Mean Dollars ± Standard Deviation	AHs	$21.90 ± $19.41	0.44
	LAHs	$21.11 ± $20.05
	AAs	$18.69 ± $17.69