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Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2016 Jul;20(7):1451–1460. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1226-4

Table 2.

Associations between type of substance used (stimulant versus alcohol) and barriers to PrEP use, including: 1) perception that substance use is a barrier to taking PrEP, 2) concerns related to HIV stigma, 3) financial concerns related to PrEP use

Substance Use Would Affect PrEP Use Concern about HIV Stigma Concern about Cost of PrEP

Bivariate1 RR (95% CI) P Multivariable1 aRR (95% CI) P Bivariate1 RR (95% CI) Multivariable1 aRR (95% CI) Bivariate1 RR (95% CI) P Multivariable1 aRR (95% CI) P

Stimulant use (vs. alcohol) 2.40
(1.53 to 3.78)
<0.001 2.79
(1.63 to 4.77)
<0.001 1.00
(0.68 to 1.47)
>0.99 0.52
(0.30, 0.90)
0.02 0.87
(0.76 to 0.99)
0.04 0.89
(0.72, 1.10)
0.29

Age (years) 1.00 (0.99, 1.02) 0.65 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) 0.80 1.00 (0.99, 1.00) 0.36

Sexual identity
Homosexual/gay Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Bisexual 0.87 (0.58, 1.32) 0.52 1.06 (0.69, 1.64) 0.78 0.90 (0.75, 1.06) 0.21
Heterosexual/straight NA NA NA NA 1.66 (1.11, 2.46) 0.01
Other 1.44 (0.51, 4.07) 0.49 NA NA 0.82 (0.48, 1.39) 0.46

Race/ethnicity
White Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Black 1.41 (0.87, 2.31) 0.17 2.24 (1.33, 3.75) 0.002 0.87 (0.70, 1.08) 0.20
Asian 2.38 (1.05, 5.40) 0.04 1.65 (0.62, 4.44) 0.32 0.94 (0.67, 1.32) 0.71
American Indian NA NA 1.27 (0.39, 4.09) 0.69 0.61 (0.37, 1.01) 0.06
Latino 1.0 (0.63, 1.88) 0.76 1.68 (0.97, 2.93) 0.07 0.83 (0.66, 1.03) 0.09

Unstable housing in past 3 months 0.65 (0.43, 0.97) 0.04 0.85 (0.54, 1.32) 0.46 1.18 (0.97, 1.44) 0.10

College degree or higher 1.20 (0.74, 1.96) 0.46 1.30 (0.79, 2.15) 0.31 1.03 (0.90, 1.19) 0.64

Relationship status
Single Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Monogamous 1.53 (1.00, 2.35) 0.05 1.31 (0.84, 2.03) 0.24 0.82 (0.67, 1.01) 0.06
Non-monogamous 1.27 (0.74, 2.17) 0.38 0.56 (0.24, 1.29) 0.17 1.14 (0.96, 1.35) 0.15

Annual income
<$12,000 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
$12,000 to 23,999 0.98 (0.61, 1.59) 0.94 1.20 (0.72, 2.01) 0.49 1.23 (1.06, 1.44) 0.008
$24,000 to 59,999 0.62 (0.36, 1.06) 0.08 0.85 (0.48, 1.50) 0.57 0.93 (0.78, 1.12) 0.46
$60,000 or more 0.70 (0.32, 1.49) 0.35 0.89 (0.42, 1.90) 0.76 0.81 (0.62, 1.05) 0.11

Any health insurance 0.29 (0.07, 1.14) 0.07 0.66 (0.40, 1.45) 0.30 0.83 (0.58, 1.20) 0.32

Field recruitment 1.44 (0.82, 2.53) 0.21 0.45 (0.24, 0.84) 0.01 0.93 (0.76, 1.13) 0.46

Abbreviations: RR, risk ratio; aRR, adjusted risk ratio; CI confidence interval;

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