Table 3. Knowledge on PrEP and preference of access to PrEP (n = 990).
| First learnt about PrEP (among those who have heard of PrEP, n = 432) | |
| Newspapers and magazines | 16 (3.7%) |
| Internet | 307 (71.1%) |
| Professional journals | 22 (5.1%) |
| Friends | 49 (11.3%) |
| Doctors | 15 (3.5%) |
| Other | 23 (5.3%) |
| Ever Used PrEP | |
| Yes | 10 (1.0%) |
| No | 422 (42.6%) |
| Willing to pay for PrEP | |
| Yes | 352 (35.6%) |
| No | 165 (16.7%) |
| Don’t know/not sure | 473 (47.8%) |
| Amount willing to spend per month for PrEP (among those who were willing to pay, n = 352) | |
| Less than RM 100 (USD25) | 187 (53.1) |
| Between RM 100 and RM 400 (USD25 and USD100) | 155 (44.0) |
| More than RM 400 (USD100) | 10 (2.8) |
| Institution expected to cover the cost of PrEP (multiple choice) | |
| Government | 826 (83.4%) |
| Private health insurance | 414 (41.8%) |
| Preferred location for accessing PrEP (among those who would likely use PrEP if PrEP was made available in Malaysia, n = 797) | |
| Private clinic | 205 (25.7%) |
| Private hospital | 48 (6.0%) |
| Government clinic/ Hospital | 177 (22.2%) |
| Community-based health clinics | 87 (10.9%) |
| Community-based organisation | 210 (26.3%) |
| Other | 70 (8.8%) |
| Opinion on PrEP regimen | |
| “I will continue taking PrEP every day” | 298 (30.1%) |
| “I will only take PrEP before and after high-risk sex” | 474 (47.9%) |
| “I am unsure about when and how to take PrEP” | 218 (22.0%) |
| Understand the difference between PrEP and PEP | |
| Yes | 527 (53.2%) |
| No | 215 (21.7%) |
| Unsure | 248 (25.1%) |
Abbreviations: PrEP = pre-exposure prophylaxis, RM = Malaysian Ringgit, USD = United States dollars.