Table 3. Factors associated with PrEP Awareness and Acceptance in individuals living with HIV with HIV- Main Partners (164).
Awareness: Have you ever heard of PrEP before? | ||||
Yes N (%) | No N (%) | p-value | ||
Sexual Orientation(Non MSM includes heterosexual, lesbian, and questioning/don’t’ know) | Non- MSM (116) | 14 (12.1) | 102 (87.9) | 0.007 |
MSM (43) | 13 (30.2) | 30 (69.8) | ||
Gender | Male (91) | 20 (22.0) | 71 (78.0) | 0.044 |
Female (70) | 7 (10.0) | 63 (90.0) | ||
Age Group | <35 (38) | 10 (26.3) | 28 (73.7) | 0.068 |
≥35 (124) | 17 (13.7) | 107 (86.3) | ||
Have you missed any medicine in past 7 days? | Yes (51) | 4 (7.8) | 47 (92.2) | 0.049 |
No (99) | 20 (20.2) | 79 (79.8) | ||
Condom use during last sexual encounter | Yes (119) | 17 (14.3) | 102 (85.7) | 0.118 |
No (40) | 10 (25.0) | 30 (75.0) | ||
Acceptance: How likely would you be to recommend PrEP to an HIV- partner)? | ||||
Extremely Likely/Likely | Extremely Unlikely/ Unlikely/Unsure | p-value | ||
I believe that PrEP will reduce the risk of HIV transmission to my partner | Strongly Agree/ Agree (137) | 128 (93.4) | 9 (6.6) | <0.001 |
Strongly Disagree/ Disagree/ Undecided (26) | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | ||
Have you missed any medicine in past 7 days? | Yes (53) | 43 (81.1) | 10(18.9) | 0.049 |
No (99) | 91 (91.9) | 8(8.1) | ||
Condom use in last month | Every time (64) | 54 (84.4) | 10 (15.6) | 0.196 |
Not every time (100) | 91 (91.0) | 9 (9.0) |
Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05). Some variables have missing data.