Table 2b.
Descriptive statistics and univariable associations of nPEP Awareness for HIV-positive MSM (n=173)
| Aware of nPEP (n=112) |
Univariable Associations Adjusted for Visit and Time |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | RDS% | RDS 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |||
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |||||||
| Age (median) | (47) | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.02 | |||
| Non-White Ethnicity (reference group: White) | 22 | 35.1 | 14.9 | 55.3 | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.73 |
| Bisexual/Other Sexual Identity (reference group: gay) | 12 | 45.5 | 15.5 | 75.5 | 0.69 | 0.27 | 1.73 |
| Education (reference group: Greater than high school) | |||||||
| Some/completed high school | 25 | 36.9 | 16.4 | 57.4 | 0.53 | 0.25 | 1.14 |
| Heard of Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention (STOP) (reference group: No) |
57 | 51.0 | 32.9 | 69.0 | 0.94 | 0.47 | 1.91 |
|
Heard of Treatment as Prevention (TasP) (reference group:
No) |
91 | 55.9 | 41.7 | 70.1 | 2.51 | 1.13 | 5.59 |
| Neighbourhood (reference group: Downtown City of Vancouver) | |||||||
| Elsewhere in City of Vancouver | 26 | 51.7 | 23.1 | 80.2 | 1.50 | 0.60 | 3.75 |
| Lives Outside City of Vancouver | 15 | 55.3 | 29.3 | 81.3 | 1.62 | 0.57 | 4.61 |
| Student Currently (reference group: Not student currently) | 13 | 60.7 | 28.2 | 93.2 | 1.94 | 0.58 | 6.40 |
| Annual Income ≥ $30,000 Canadian Dollars (reference group: < $30,000) |
35 | 63.7 | 39.2 | 88.3 | 1.95 | 0.78 | 4.87 |
| SUBSTANCE USE & SEXUAL BEHAVIOR | |||||||
| Gave Drugs in Exchange for Sex in P6M (reference group: No) | 18 | 39.0 | 12.3 | 65.7 | 0.53 | 0.24 | 1.20 |
| Received Drugs in Exchange for Sex in P6M (reference group: No) |
37 | 51.8 | 27.2 | 76.4 | 1.18 | 0.54 | 2.54 |
| Substances Used, P6M (mutually exclusive variables): | |||||||
| Alcohol (reference group: No) | 84 | 52.6 | 39.2 | 66.0 | 1.27 | 0.58 | 2.81 |
| Crystal Methamphetamine (reference group: No) | 52 | 61.6 | 42.9 | 80.3 | 2.10 | 0.97 | 4.52 |
| Cocaine (reference group: No) | 30 | 56.0 | 31.8 | 80.1 | 1.16 | 0.53 | 2.54 |
| Ecstasy (reference group: No) | 29 | 64.5 | 32.0 | 97.1 | 2.82 | 0.94 | 8.48 |
| Ketamine (reference group: No) | 26 | 57.9 | 25.8 | 89.9 | 2.34 | 0.83 | 6.64 |
| GHB (reference group: No) | 39 | 66.0 | 43.9 | 88.1 | 2.38 | 1.05 | 5.40 |
| Male Anal Number in P6M (reference group: 1) | |||||||
| 2-5 | 33 | 47.8 | 28.6 | 67.0 | 1.53 | 0.55 | 4.24 |
| 6-19 | 23 | 72.4 | 51.4 | 93.5 | 3.64 | 1.08 | 12.23 |
| 20+ | 35 | 61.7 | 31.1 | 92.3 | 2.77 | 0.89 | 8.65 |
| 0 | 8 | 24.1 | 0.9 | 47.4 | 0.48 | 0.13 | 1.81 |
| ≥ 10 Life Time Insertive Anal Sex Partners (reference group: < 10) |
91 | 50.4 | 37.0 | 63.8 | 1.04 | 0.50 | 2.19 |
|
≥ 10 Life Time Receptive Anal Sex Partners (reference group: < 10) |
101 | 62.2 | 49.6 | 74.8 | 8.96 | 3.41 | 23.50 |
| High Risk Sex (reference group: No) | 57 | 54.8 | 35.9 | 73.8 | 1.37 | 0.65 | 2.88 |
| Sex Party Attendance, P6M (reference group: No barebacking- specific party) |
46 | 57.6 | 36.3 | 78.9 | 1.49 | 0.67 | 3.29 |
| Prevention Strategies (mutually exclusive variables): | |||||||
| Always using condoms (reference group: No) | 36 | 41.0 | 22.0 | 60.0 | 0.56 | 0.27 | 1.19 |
| Strategic positioning (reference group: No) | 46 | 75.2 | 60.7 | 89.7 | 4.51 | 1.97 | 10.31 |
| Anal sex abstinence (reference group: No) | 40 | 42.9 | 23.5 | 62.3 | 0.54 | 0.26 | 1.13 |
| Sero-sorting for condomless anal sex (reference group: No) | 71 | 71.5 | 56.8 | 86.3 | 6.18 | 2.84 | 13.44 |
| No condoms if HIV-positive partner has a low viral load or is on treatment (reference group: No) |
51 | 76.4 | 61.5 | 91.4 | 5.70 | 2.41 | 13.44 |
| Withdrawal (reference group: No) | 33 | 45.3 | 23.4 | 67.2 | 0.73 | 0.32 | 1.67 |
| Ask Partners Their HIV Status (reference group: No) | 63 | 74.6 | 61.9 | 87.3 | 6.25 | 2.67 | 14.64 |
| SEXUAL HEALTH | |||||||
| Previously diagnosed with STI (reference group: No) | 96 | 50.5 | 37.8 | 63.2 | 1.13 | 0.47 | 2.69 |
| ATTITUDES & BELIEFS | |||||||
| HAART Treatment Optimism Scale Average (mean) | (29) | 0.99 | 0.93 | 1.05 | |||
| Sexual Altruism Personal Scale Average (mean) | (3.3) | 0.51 | 0.29 | 0.89 | |||
| Sexual Altruism Communal Scale Average (mean) | (3) | 0.54 | 0.34 | 0.87 | |||
| Sexual Sensations Seeking Score Average (mean) | (32) | 1.00 | 0.93 | 1.08 | |||
|
“Guys Can Always Ask Sexual Partner to Use condoms”
(reference group: Strongly Agree) |
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| Agree | 43 | 40.3 | 22.1 | 58.4 | 0.41 | 0.18 | 0.92 |
| (Strongly) Disagree | 10 | 36.9 | 5.6 | 68.2 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 1.20 |
|
“Guys Can Always Ask Sexual Partner HIV Status”
(reference group: Strongly Agree) |
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| Agree | 36 | 34.6 | 18.5 | 50.7 | 0.32 | 0.14 | 0.72 |
| (Strongly) Disagree | 12 | 35.7 | 8.3 | 63.0 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.76 |
| “I Can Always Get Condoms” (reference group: Strongly Agree) | |||||||
| Agree | 32 | 42.4 | 23.3 | 61.5 | 0.97 | 0.44 | 2.18 |
| (Strongly) Disagree | 6 | 59.1 | 9.1 | 100.0 | 1.07 | 0.19 | 6.01 |
|
“I Always Have Condoms when Having Sex” (reference
group: Strongly Agree) |
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| Agree | 28 | 34.0 | 15.8 | 52.2 | 0.73 | 0.31 | 1.74 |
| (Strongly) Disagree | 49 | 78.5 | 64.3 | 92.7 | 4.08 | 1.51 | 11.04 |
Bolded text indicates statistical significance at p<0.05; AOR = adjusted odds ratio;MSM = gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men; RDS= Respondent-Driven Sampling; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval; P6M = Past 6 Months; STI = sexually transmitted infection