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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Feb 1;71(2):200–206. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000819

Table 2. Sexual Partner Disclosure of Biomedical Prevention Use on Mobile Dating Apps.

Quantitative Item Response Options Partner Disclosed PrEP Use Partner Disclosed UVL
HIV- MSM, N (%) HIV+ MSM, N (%) p-value HIV- MSM, N (%) HIV+ MSM, N (%) p-value
1) When you've been on mobile dating apps looking for sex partners, has anyone ever told you that they are [on PrEP/HIV-positive but had UVL]? Yes 246 (42.8) 58 (62.4) <.001 426 (67.9) 90 (90.0) <.001
No 329 (57.2) 35 (37.6) 201 (32.1) 10 (10.0)
2) If 1 = Yes; When someone on an app told you that they [were on PrEP/had UVL], how often did they say they were looking to have anal sex without a condom? Never 72 (29.3) 14 (24.1) .114 155 (36.4) 13 (14.4) <.001
1-2 times 100 (40.7) 17 (29.3) 161 (37.8) 25 (27.8)
3-5 times 25 (10.2) 10 (17.2) 41 (9.6) 20 (22.2)
5+ times 49 (19.9) 17 (29.3) 69 (16.2) 32 (35.6)
3) If 2Never; When someone on an app told you that they [were on PrEP/had UVL] and they said they were looking to have sex without a condom, how often did they refuse to have anal sex unless it was without a condom? Never 81 (46.6) 19 (43.2) .721 106 (39.1) 28 (36.4) .791
1-2 times 53 (30.5) 13 (29.5) 92 (33.9) 24 (31.2)
3-5 times 14 (8.0) 6 (13.6) 38 (14.0) 12 (15.6)
5+ times 26 (14.9) 6 (13.6) 35 (12.9) 13 (16.9)
4) If 2Never; When someone on an app told you that they [were on PrEP/had UVL] and said they were looking to have anal sex without a condom, how often did you actually meet up with them? Never 130 (74.7) 18 (40.9) <.001 227 (83.8) 22 (28.6) <.001
1-2 times 31 (17.8) 15 (34.1) 28 (10.3) 33 (42.9)
3-5 times 8 (4.6) 5 (11.4) 8 (3.0) 13 (16.9)
5+ times 5 (2.9) 6 (13.6) 8 (3.0) 9 (11.7)
5) If 4Never; When you met up with these partners, did you use a condom during anal sex? Never 25 (56.8) 15 (57.7) .161 24 (54.5) 34 (61.8) .058
< half the time 9 (20.5) 8 (30.8) 7 (15.9) 16 (29.1)
Half the time 2 (4.5) 3 (11.5) 5 (11.4) 3 (5.5)
> half the time 3 (6.8) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.3) 1 (1.8)
Always 5 (11.4) 0 (0.0) 7 (15.9) 1 (1.8)

Note: PrEP = pre-exposure prophylaxis. UVL = undetectable viral load.