Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of MSM Accessing NPEP at a Large Community Urban Health Center, 1997–2013
| Characteristic | Total | HIV seroconverted | No HIV seroconversion | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of participants | 788 | 39 | 749 | |
| Age at first NPEP course, years (mean, SD) | 34.5 (9.5) | 30.7 (7.5) | 34.7 (9.5) | 0.001 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 585 (74.4%) | 29 (74.4%) | 556 (74.2%) | 0.051 |
| Latino/Hispanic | 85 (10.8%) | 7 (18.0%) | 78 (10.4%) | |
| African American/black | 44 (5.6%) | 3 (7.7%) | 41 (5.5%) | |
| Other | 74 (9.4%) | 0 | 74 (9.9%) | |
| Insurance status | ||||
| No insurance | 279 (35.4%) | 15 (38.5%) | 264 (35.3%) | 0.93 |
| Private insurance | 463 (58.8%) | 22 (56.4%) | 441 (58.9%) | |
| Medicaid/Medicare/MassHealth | 46 (5.84) | 2 (5.1%) | 44 (5.9%) | |
| In primary care at health center | 514 (65.2%) | 38 (97.4%) | 476 (63.6%) | <0.001 |
| Repeat NPEP course (>1 NPEP course) | 167 (21.2%) | 12 (30.8%) | 155 (20.7%) | 0.16 |
| STI at baseline | 45 (5.7%) | 4 (10.3%) | 41 (5.5%) | 0.27 |
| Homelessness | 15 (1.9%) | 2 (5.1%) | 13 (1.7%) | 0.17 |
| Total number of NPEP courses (range) | 1,130 (1 to 15) | 63 (1 to 7) | 1,067 (1 to 15) | |
| Reason for NPEP presentation | ||||
| Unprotected consensual sex | 726 (64.2%) | 37 (58.7%) | 689 (64.6%) | 0.35 |
| Condom failure/removal | 351 (31.1%) | 24 (38.1%) | 327 (30.6%) | |
| Non-consensual sex/rape | 34 (3.0%) | 0 | 34 (3.2%) | |
| Injection drug use | 7 (0.6%) | 0 | 7 (0.7%) | |
| Partner HIV status | ||||
| Known HIV-infected—on treatment | 151 (13.4%) | 6 (9.5%) | 145 (13.6%) | 0.08 |
| Known HIV-infected—not on treatment | 46 (4.1%) | 3 (4.8%) | 43 (4.0%) | |
| Known HIV-infected—treatment unknown | 205 (18.1%) | 19 (30.2%) | 186 (17.4%) | |
| Unknown | 728 (64.4%) | 35 (55.6%) | 693 (65.0%) | |
| Any recreational substance use at time of exposure | 270 (23.9%) | 19 (30.2%) | 251 (23.5%) | 0.23 |
MSM, men who have sex with men; SD, standard deviation.