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. 2017 Mar 9;5(3):e26. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.7199

Table 2.

Select baseline characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) participating in a 4-month pilot study of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention app, United States, 2015.

 Characteristic
Total (n=121) Atlanta (n=72) Seattle (n=49)


n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Male
121 (100)

72 (100)

49 (100)

Age in years, median IQRa


28 (24-34)

28 (24-35)

28 (23-33)

Race or ethnicity




White or Caucasian 62 (51.2)

34 (47.2)

28 (57.1)


Black or African American 25 (20.7)

24 (33.3)

1 (2.0)


Hispanic or Latino 10 (8.3)

3 (4.2)

7 (14.3)


Asian or Pacific Islander 12 (9.9)

5 (6.9)

7 (14.3)


Multiracial or other 12 (9.9)

6 (8.3)

6(12.2)

Sexual orientationb




Gay or homosexual 104 (86.0)

64 (88.9)

40 (81.6)


Bisexual 14 (11.6)

8 (11.1)

6 (12.2)

Times tested for HIVc in last 24 months




0 12 (9.9)

8 (11.1)

4 (8.2)


1-2 50 (41.3)

26 (36.1)

24 (49.0)


3-4 32 (26.4)

23 (31.9)

9 (18.4)


5+ 27 (22.3)

15 (20.8)

12 (24.5)

Most recent HIV test result




Negative 103 (85.1)

58 (80.6)

45 (91.8)


Never tested or unsure 18 (14.9)

14 (19.4)

4 (8.2)

Knows local places to get an HIV test




Yes 75 (62.0)

43 (59.7)

32 (65.3)


No or don't know 24 (19.8)

14 (19.4)

10 (20.4)


Did not answer 22 (18.2)

15 (20.8)

7 (14.3)

PrEPd uptake




Never used 106 (87.6)

65 (90.3)

41 (83.7)


Previously used 4 (3.3)

3 (4.2)

1 (2.0)


Currently use 11 (9.1)

4 (5.6)

7 (14.3)

nPEPe usage




Ever used 6 (5.0)

5 (6.9)

1 (2.0)

Free condoms in last 12 months




Received and used 55 (45.5)

33 (45.8)

22 (44.9)


Received and did not use 21 (17.4)

12 (16.7)

9 (18.4)

At-home HIV test




Ever used 33 (27.3)

14 (19.4)

19 (38.8)

aIQR: interquartile range.

b1 missing, 1 pansexual, 1 queer for Seattle.

cHIV: human immunodeficiency virus.

dPrEP: preexposure prophylaxis.

enPEP: nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis.