Table 1.
Characteristics of study sample by PrEP message comprehension (N = 157)
| Total | All Comprehension Questions Correct (n = 103, 65.6%) | ||
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| Age | -- | ||
| 18–24 | 82 (52.2) | 55 (67.1) | |
| 25–29 | 75 (47.8) | 48 (64.0) | |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | 65 (41.4) | 44 (42.7) | -- |
| Race | -- | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 78 (48.7) | 47 (45.6) | |
| Other Non-Hispanic | 10 (6.4) | 8 (7.8) | |
| Hispanic Black | 20 (12.7) | 14 (13.6) | |
| Other Hispanic | 26 (16.6) | 21 (20.4) | |
| Multiracial | 23 (14.6) | 13 (12.6) | |
| Education | .000 | ||
| High School or less | 50 (31.8) | 20 (40.0) | |
| Some/In College | 64 (40.8) | 46 (71.9) | |
| College or more | 43 (27.4) | 37 (86.0) | |
| Income | .000 | ||
| Less than $20,000 | 107 (68.2) | 59 (55.1) | |
| $20,000 or more | 50 (31.8) | 44 (88.0) | |
| Relationship Status | -- | ||
| Single | 87 (55.4) | 61 (70.1) | |
| Partnered | 70 (44.6) | 42 (60.0) | |
| Any CASa with CPb | 107 (68.2) | 70 (65.4) | -- |
| Any CAS with HIV+ or Status-Unknown CP | 49 (31.2) | 27 (26.2) | -- |
| < 50% CUc with CP | 39 (24.8) | 28 (27.2) | -- |
| Heavy Alcohol Use | 104 (66.2) | 70 (67.3) | -- |
| Stimulant Use | 30 (19.1) | 20 (19.4) | -- |
| Frame | -- | ||
| Health Promotion | 76 (48.4) | 52 (68.4) | |
| Risk Reduction | 81 (51.6) | 51 (63.0) | |
| Specificity | -- | ||
| Verbatim | 79 (50.3) | 55 (69.6) | |
| Gist | 78 (49.7) | 48 (61.5) | |
| Modality | -- | ||
| In-person | 80 (51.0) | 56 (70.0) | |
| Video | 77 (49.0) | 47 (61.1) | |
| Sexual History Order | .05 | ||
| Before Message | 75 (47.8) | 55 (73.3) | |
| After Message | 82 (52.2) | 48 (58.5) | |
a
CAS = condomless anal sex
b
CP = casual partner
c
< 50% CU = Less than 50% condom use during anal sex