Table 1.
Characteristics of sexually active MSM who are not and who are PrEP candidates
| Not a PrEP candidate (N = 154) |
PrEP candidate (N = 118) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | % | N | % | OR | 95% CI |
| Race | ||||||
| Caucasian | 88 | 57 | 64 | 55 | Reference | |
| African American | 42 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 1.33 | 0.47–3.79 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1.52 | 0.51–4.54 |
| Other race | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1.69 | 0.48–6.00 |
| Income <$15,000 | 25 | 16 | 32 | 27 | ||
| $16,000–$30,000 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 25 | ||
| $31,000–$45,000 | 30 | 20 | 34 | 21 | ||
| $46,000–$60,000 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 11 | ||
| >$60,000 | 42 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 0.80* | 0.69–0.92 |
| Employed | 123 | 80 | 94 | 80 | 1.01 | 0.55–1.84 |
| Has health insurance | 127 | 83 | 86 | 73 | 0.55* | 0.30–0.98 |
| Has healthcare provider | 132 | 87 | 90 | 76 | 0.49* | 0.26–0.92 |
| Not openly Gay | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Reference | |
| Sometimes openly Gay | 40 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 0.14 | 0.02–1.19 |
| Always openly Gay | 102 | 68 | 87 | 74 | 0.85 | 0.49–1.48 |
| Heard of PrEP | 98 | 64 | 87 | 73 | 1.60+ | 0.94–2.71 |
| Knows someone taking PrEP | 53 | 34 | 63 | 53 | 2.18** | 1.33–3.56 |
| Currently taking PrEP | 10 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1.95 | 0.83–4.57 |
| Interested in taking PrEP | 61 | 40 | 77 | 66 | 2.90** | 1.76–4.79 |
| M | SD | M | SD | |||
| Age (years) | 37.1 | 12.8 | 30.6 | 12.1 | 0.95** | 0.93–0.97 |
| Education (years) | 14.4 | 2.2 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 1.02 | 0.92–1.14 |
| Number male partners | 2.6 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 1.19** | 1.11–1.29 |
| Condomless anal sex | 10.2 | 29.8 | 9.1 | 14.6 | 0.99 | 0.98–1.01 |
| Percentage of condom use-anal intercourse | 46.5 | 45.1 | 38.1 | 30.2 | 0.56 | 0.29–1.09 |
Note: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; MSM = men who have sex with men; PrEP = pre-exposure prophylaxis; +p < .10, *p < .05, **p < .01.