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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J STD AIDS. 2011 May;22(5):256–262. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009255

Table 4. Impact of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) attributes on hypothetical PrEP acceptability in Peru (n=45).

PrEP Attribute values Acceptability of PrEP
with preferred attribute
(mean)
Acceptability of PrEP
with non-preferred attribute
(mean)
Impact on PrEP
acceptability
Mean (SD)a
Cost per month* $10 vs. $250 61.92 36.77 25.15(29.30)
Effectiveness* 95% vs. 75% 60.03 38.66 21.37(26.31)
Side Effects* none vs. nausea/dizziness 56.69 42.01 14.68(30.95)
Duration of
 administration
1 year vs. 10 years 48.55 50.15 −1.60(19.39)
Frequency before sex vs. every day 48.55 50.15 −1.60(20.60)
Location PrEP is
 dispensed
general clinic vs. HIV clinic 48.40 50.29 −1.89(22.64)
Person dispensing
 PrEP
pharmacist vs. doctor/nurse 47.67 51.02 −3.34(13.46)
*

p <0.001 for one sample t-tests

a

SD = Standard Deviation