Table 1.
Participant Characteristics By Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use Among All Study Participants (n = 2387)
| PrEP users (n = 80) | PrEP nonusers (n = 2267) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%)a/median (IQR) | n (%)/median (IQR) | p | |
| Demographics/social background | |||
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Black | 12 (15) | 440 (19) | 0.55 |
| Hispanic | 29 (36) | 830 (37) | |
| White | 39 (49) | 997 (44) | |
| Age | 23 (21–24) | 22 (20–23) | <0.01 |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 1 (1) | 128 (6) | <0.05 |
| High school/GED | 8 (10) | 304 (13) | |
| Less than bachelor degree | 44 (55) | 1383 (61) | |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 27 (34) | 447 (20) | |
| Refused/did not know | 0 | 5 (0.2) | |
| Community type | |||
| Large city or surrounding suburb | 45 (56) | 900 (38) | 0.06 |
| Medium city or surrounding suburb | 19 (24) | 738 (31) | |
| Small city | 7 (9) | 302 (13) | |
| Town | 6 (8) | 233 (10) | |
| Rural area | 3 (4) | 83 (4) | |
| Refused/did not know | 0 | 11 (0.5) | |
| US region | |||
| Midwest | 15 (19) | 510 (23) | 0.69 |
| South | 39 (49) | 954 (42) | |
| West | 14 (18) | 431 (19) | |
| Northeast | 12 (15) | 372 (16) | |
| Live alone | |||
| Yes | 30 (38) | 563 (25) | <0.05 |
| No | 50 (62) | 1697 (75) | |
| Refused/did not know | 0 | 7 (0.3) | |
| Healthcare access | |||
| Have a PCP/clinic for care | |||
| Yes | 74 (93) | 1563 (69) | <0.0001 |
| No | 6 (8) | 657 (29) | |
| Refused/did not know | 0 | 47 (2) | |
| Healthcare Insurance | |||
| Yes | 70 (88) | 1697 (75) | <0.05 |
| No | 10 (13) | 530 (23) | |
| Refused/did not know | 0 | 40 (2) | |
| Sexual behavior/perceived risk | |||
| CAI with a man | |||
| Ever | 76 (95) | 1956 (86) | 0.03 |
| Never | 4 (5) | 308 (14) | |
| Refused/did not know | 0 | 3 (0.3) | |
| Last CAI with a man | |||
| Never | 4 (5) | 308 (14) | <0.0001 |
| Less than a month ago | 50 (63) | 836 (37) | |
| Between 1 and 6 months ago | 19 (24) | 600 (26) | |
| More than 6 months ago | 7 (9) | 516 (23) | |
| Refused/did not know | 0 | 7 (0.3) | |
| Perceived risk of HIV infection | |||
| Possible | 55 (69) | 1696 (75) | <0.001 |
| Not possible at all | 24 (30) | 495 (22) | |
| Refused/did not know | 1 (1) | 76 (3) | |
| Casual CAI with a man | |||
| No CAI with a man | 4 (5) | 308 (14) | 0.08 |
| No casual CAI with a man | 7 (9) | 278 (12) | |
| Casual CAI with a man | 56 (70) | 1513 (67) | |
| Refused/did not know | 13 (16) | 168 (7) | |
| Exchange CAI with a man | |||
| No CAI with a man | 4 (5) | 308 (14) | 0.02 |
| No exchange CAI with a man | 55 (69) | 1557 (69) | |
| Exchange CAI with a man | 18 (23) | 332 (15) | |
| Refused/did not know | 3 (4) | 70 (3) | |
| Total main partners | 2 (1–5.5) | 2 (0–4) | <0.01 |
| Total casual partners | 6 (0–15) | 2 (0–7) | <0.01 |
| Total exchange partners | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.03 |
a
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
CAI, condomless anal intercourse; GED, general equivalency diploma; PCP, primary care provider; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis.