Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics by type of substance used
| Alcohol (N=122) | Stimulant (N=132) | Total (N=254) | |
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| Age (median, IQR) | 27 (23 to 32) | 36 (28 to 48) | 31 (25 to 43) |
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| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White/Caucasian | 86 (70.5%) | 74 (56.1%) | 160 (63.0%) |
| Black/African American | 7 (5.7%) | 33 (25.0%) | 40 (15.8%) |
| Asian | 5 (4.1%) | 1 (0.8%) | 6 (2.4%) |
| American Indian/Pacific Islander | 4 (3.3%) | 7 (5.3%) | 11 (4.3%) |
| Latino | 20 (16.4%) | 17 (12.9%) | 37 (14.6%) |
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| Sexual identity | |||
| Homosexual/gay | 100 (82.0%) | 76 (57.6%) | 176 (69.3%) |
| Bisexuala | 19 (15.6%) | 52 (39.4%) | 71 (28.0%) |
| Heterosexual/straightt | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | 2 (0.8%) |
| Other | 3 (2.5%) | 2 (1.5%) | 5 (2.0%) |
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| College degree or higher | 75 (61.5%) | 44 (33.3%) | 119 (46.9%) |
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| Unstable housing in past 3 months | 11 (9.0%) | 44 (33.3%) | 55 (21.7%) |
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| Relationship status | |||
| Single | 77 (63.1%) | 99 (75.0%) | 176 (69.3%) |
| Married/Civil Union/Monogamous | 33 (27.1%) | 20 (15.2%) | 53 (20.9%) |
| Non-monogamous relationship | 12 (9.8%) | 13 (9.9%) | 25 (9.8%) |
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| Income | |||
| <$12,000 | 27 (22.5%) | 57 (43.2%) | 84 (33.3%) |
| $12,000 to 23,999 | 22 (18.3%) | 24 (18.2%) | 46 (18.3%) |
| $24,000 to 59,999 | 50 (41.7%) | 36 (27.3%) | 86 (34.1%) |
| $60,000 or more | 21 (17.5%) | 15 (11.4%) | 36 (14.3%) |
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| Any health insurance | 114 (93.4%) | 121 (91.7%) | 235 (92.5%) |
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| Heard of PrEP | 62 (50.8%) | 86 (65.2%) | 148 (58.3%) |
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| Used PrEP | 0 | 13 (9.9%) | 13 (5.1%) |
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| Interested in taking PrEP in the future | 89 (73.0%) | 110 (83.3%) | 199 (78.4%) |
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| Preference for daily PrEP versus non-daily regimen | 38 (31.2%) | 66 (50.4%) | 104 (41.1%) |
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| Perception that substance use will affect ability to use PrEP | 20 (16.4%) | 52 (39.4%) | 72 (28.4%) |
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| Concern that using PrEP will result in HIV stigma | 36 (29.5%) | 39 (29.6%) | 74 (29.5%) |
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| Concern about how much PrEP will cost | 101 (82.8%) | 95 (72.0%) | 196 (77.2%) |
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| Do not have to worry about condomless sex with HIV-infected partners if using PrEP | 11 (9.0%) | 30 (22.7%) | 41 (16.1%) |
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| Taking PrEP will result in having more condomless sex | 30 (24.6%) | 45 (34.1%) | 75 (29.5%) |
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| Taking PrEP will let me have more sexual partners | 20 (16.4%) | 34 (25.8%) | 54 (21.3%) |
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| Serodiscordant condomless anal sex 3+ times in the previous 3 months | 29 (25.0%) | 62 (54.4%) | 91 (39.6%) |
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| High self-perceived risk of HIV | 19 (15.6%) | 50 (38.2%) | 69 (27.3%) |
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| Dependence on substance (versus infrequent use) | 69 (55.7%) | 119 (90.2%) | 187 (73.6%) |
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| Field-based recruitment method | 98 (80.3%) | 14 (10.6%) | 112 (44.1%) |