Table 1.
Sample demographics and descriptive statistics for factors associated with nPEP awareness at univariable Level (p<0.05) for both HIV-negative/unknown MSM (n=524) and HIV-positive MSM (n=195)
| All participants | HIV-negative or unknown | HIV-positive | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | RDS % | RDS 95% CI | n | RDS % | RDS 95% CI | n | RDS % | RDS 95% CI | ||||
| DEMOGRAPHICS | ||||||||||||
| Age (median) | (33) | (29) | (47) | |||||||||
| < 30 | 275 | 33.5 | 25.0 | 42.3 | 267 | 49.0 | 43.0 | 55.1 | 8 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| ≥ 30 | 444 | 66.5 | 57.7 | 75.0 | 257 | 51.0 | 44.9 | 57.0 | 187 | 96.3 | 93.2 | 99.4 |
| White Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 539 | 68.3 | 61.4 | 74.5 | 390 | 69.8 | 63.9 | 75.7 | 149 | 68.1 | 57.4 | 78.8 |
| No | 180 | 31.7 | 25.5 | 38.6 | 134 | 30.2 | 24.3 | 36.1 | 46 | 31.9 | 21.2 | 42.6 |
| Sexual Identity | ||||||||||||
| Gay | 612 | 80.3 | 75.8 | 85.0 | 445 | 82.2 | 77.3 | 87.0 | 167 | 82.7 | 74.2 | 91.2 |
| Bisexual/Other | 107 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 24.2 | 79 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 22.7 | 28 | 17.3 | 8.8 | 25.8 |
| Education | ||||||||||||
| Greater than high school | 537 | 65.7 | 58.3 | 72.2 | 407 | 71.0 | 64.9 | 77.0 | 130 | 66.0 | 55.6 | 76.5 |
| Some/completed high school | 168 | 34.3 | 27.8 | 41.7 | 107 | 29.0 | 23.0 | 35.1 | 61 | 34.0 | 23.5 | 44.4 |
| Heard of TasP | ||||||||||||
| No | 351 | 53.8 | 47.6 | 59.4 | 299 | 59.1 | 53.2 | 65.0 | 52 | 30.3 | 20.0 | 40.5 |
| Yes | 366 | 46.2 | 40.6 | 52.4 | 224 | 40.9 | 35.0 | 46.8 | 142 | 69.7 | 59.5 | 80.0 |
| SEXUAL BEHAVIOR | ||||||||||||
| Male Anal Number in P6M | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 107 | 19.5 | 14.7 | 25.5 | 80 | 18.3 | 13.1 | 23.4 | 27 | 20.2 | 11.2 | 29.2 |
| 2-5 | 290 | 35.6 | 30.3 | 41.7 | 225 | 40.8 | 35.1 | 46.6 | 65 | 27.9 | 19.1 | 36.6 |
| 6-19 | 146 | 18.3 | 13.3 | 22.8 | 113 | 19.8 | 14.8 | 24.8 | 33 | 16.8 | 9.3 | 24.3 |
| 20+ | 86 | 12.5 | 7.9 | 17.0 | 41 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 12.2 | 45 | 19.8 | 10.1 | 29.4 |
| 0 | 89 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 18.8 | 65 | 12.7 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 24 | 15.4 | 7.2 | 23.5 |
| Life Time Receptive Anal Sex | ||||||||||||
| < 10 | 294 | 47.8 | 41.7 | 54.2 | 260 | 54.7 | 48.7 | 60.7 | 34 | 27.4 | 16.7 | 38.2 |
| ≥ 10 | 425 | 52.2 | 45.8 | 58.3 | 264 | 45.3 | 39.3 | 51.3 | 161 | 72.6 | 61.8 | 83.3 |
| PREVENTION STRATEGIES | ||||||||||||
| Strategic Positioning | ||||||||||||
| No | 506 | 76.3 | 71.7 | 81.0 | 382 | 77.2 | 72.6 | 81.8 | 124 | 67.9 | 58.2 | 77.5 |
| Yes | 209 | 23.7 | 19.0 | 28.3 | 138 | 22.8 | 18.2 | 27.4 | 71 | 32.1 | 22.5 | 41.8 |
| Serosorting for condomless anal sex |
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| No | 431 | 67.1 | 61.1 | 72.9 | 338 | 69.4 | 64.1 | 74.6 | 93 | 53.2 | 42.5 | 63.8 |
| Yes | 284 | 32.9 | 27.1 | 38.9 | 182 | 30.6 | 25.4 | 35.9 | 102 | 46.8 | 36.2 | 57.5 |
| No condoms only if HIV- positive partner has a low viral load or is on treatment |
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| No | 596 | 87.2 | 82.4 | 90.9 | 469 | 91.8 | 88.7 | 94.9 | 127 | 69.2 | 59.6 | 78.7 |
| Yes | 119 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 17.6 | 51 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 68 | 30.8 | 21.3 | 40.4 |
| SEXUAL HEALTH | ||||||||||||
| Previously diagnosed with STI | ||||||||||||
| No | 291 | 47.1 | 40.9 | 53.9 | 275 | 55.8 | 49.8 | 61.9 | 30 | 21.6 | 12.0 | 31.2 |
| Yes | 428 | 52.9 | 46.1 | 59.1 | 249 | 44.2 | 38.1 | 50.2 | 165 | 78.4 | 68.8 | 88.0 |
| ATTITUDES & BELIEF | ||||||||||||
| Sexual Personal Altruism Scale Average, n=606 (median) |
(3.4) | (3.6) | (3.4) | |||||||||
| < 3.4 | 253 | 40.9 | 32.8 | 48.3 | 170 | 40.8 | 34.1 | 47.4 | 83 | 40.7 | 29.6 | 51.9 |
| ≥ 3.4 | 353 | 59.1 | 51.7 | 67.2 | 264 | 59.2 | 52.6 | 65.9 | 89 | 59.3 | 48.1 | 70.4 |
RDS = Respondent-Driven Sampling; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval; P6M = Past 6 Months; STI = sexually transmitted infection