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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2018 Apr;22(4):1239–1252. doi: 10.1007/s10461-017-1835-1

Table 2. Results of fully-adjusted linear regression models predicting the importance of partner PrEP use and partner persuasion to use PrEP (n = 409).

Importance of Partner PrEP Useb Partner Persuasion to Use PrEPb


Model 1a Model 2a Model 1b Model 2b




B (SE) β B (SE) β B (SE) β B (SE) β
Age -0.00 (0.00) -0.02 0.00 (0.00) 0.08 -0.00 (0.01) -0.05 0.01 (0.00) 0.06
Race/Ethnicity (Ref: White)
 Black 0.15 (0.18) 0.04 0.01 (0.16) 0.00 0.05 (0.24) 0.01 -0.17 (0.19) -0.03
 Latino 0.26 (0.13)* 0.10 0.18 (0.11) 0.07 0.13 (0.17) 0.04 -0.01 (0.14) -0.00
 Other/Multiracial 0.28 (0.17) 0.08 0.19 (0.16) 0.05 0.16 (0.23) 0.03 -0.00 (0.19) -0.00
Education (Ref: Less than Bachelor's degree)
 Bachelor's degree -0.10 (0.10) -0.05 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 -0.33 (0.13)* -0.13 -0.16 (0.11) -0.06
 More than Bachelor's degree -0.17 (0.11) -0.09 -0.10 (0.10) -0.05 -0.35 (0.15)* -0.13 -0.23 (0.12)* -0.09
Employment (Ref: Unemployed)
 Part-time employment -0.26 (0.17) -0.10 -0.16 (0.15) -0.06 -0.30 (0.23) -0.08 -0.13 (0.19) -0.04
 Full-time employment  -0.09 (0.15) -0.04 -0.08 (0.13) -0.04 -0.04 (0.20) -0.01 -0.03 (0.16) -0.01
Income (Ref: Less than $20k per year)
 $20k to $49k per year -0.14 (0.15) -0.07 -0.02 (0.14) -0.01 -0.09 (0.20) -0.03 0.11 (0.16) 0.04
 $50k or more per year -0.12 (0.16) -0.07 -0.03 (0.14) -0.02 -0.13 (0.22) -0.05 0.02 (0.17) 0.01
Geographic Region (Ref: South)
 Northeast -0.14 (0.12) -0.06 -0.01 (0.10) -0.00 -0.26 (0.15) -0.08 -0.03 (0.13) -0.01
 Midwest -0.31 (0.12)** -0.14 -0.14 (0.11) -0.06 -0.41 (0.16)** -0.13 -0.13 (0.13) -0.04
 West -0.13 (0.11) -0.06 -0.06 (0.10) -0.03 -0.25 (0.14) -0.09 -0.13 (0.12) -0.04
Relationship Arrangement with MPa (Ref: Monogamous)
 Monogamish 0.43 (0.15)** 0.15 0.19 (0.14) 0.07 0.80 (0.20)*** 0.20 0.40 (0.16)* 0.10
 Open 0.34 (0.13)** 0.18 0.12 (0.11) 0.06 0.52 (0.17)** 0.21 0.15 (0.14) 0.06
Relationship Duration with MP in Years -0.01 (0.01) -0.08 -0.00 (0.01) -0.05 -0.01 (0.01) -0.11 -0.01 (0.01) -0.08
Any Casual Sex Partners (Ref: No)
 Yes 0.26 (0.12)* 0.14 0.09 (0.11) 0.05 0.25 (0.16) 0.10 -0.05 (0.13) -0.02
Current Condom Use with MP (Ref: No)
 Yes 0.05 (0.14) 0.02 0.02 (0.12) 0.01 -0.00 (0.19) -0.00 -0.06 (0.15) -0.01
Ever Condom Use with MP (Ref: No)
 Yes -0.18 (0.09)* -0.10 -0.05 (0.08) -0.03 -0.25 (0.12)* -0.10 -0.03 (0.10) -0.01
Any Drug Use (Past 12-Months; Ref: No)
 Yes 0.31 (0.18) 0.09 0.15 (0.16) 0.04 0.50 (0.23)* 0.10 0.23 (0.19) 0.05
Hazardous Drinking (Past 12-Months; Ref: No)
 Yes 0.08 (0.08) 0.05 0.01 (0.08) 0.00 0.10 (0.11) 0.04 -0.02 (0.09) -0.01
Marijuana Dependent (Past 12-Months; Ref: No)
 Yes 0.05 (0.33) 0.01 0.02 (0.29) 0.00 0.47 (0.44) 0.05 0.40 (0.35) 0.04
Any IPV Experienced (Past 12-Months; Ref: No)
 Yes 0.22 (0.11)* 0.10 0.13 (0.09) 0.06 0.41 (0.14)** 0.13 0.27 (0.11)* 0.09
PrEP Willingness -- -- 0.18 (0.04)*** 0.28 -- -- 0.27 (0.05)*** 0.30
PrEP Intentions -- -- 0.25 (0.05)*** 0.28 -- -- 0.46 (0.06)*** 0.39

Model Statistics
F-test (df) 4.2 (23, 385)*** 9.3 (25, 383)*** 5.3 (23, 385)*** 16.3 (25, 383)***
 Adj-R2 0.15 0.34 0.19 0.48

Notes:

*

p ≤ 0.05;

**

p ≤ 0.01;

***

p ≤ 0.001;

a

MP = main partner;

b

Model 1a and Model 2a are the adjusted regression models – excluding PrEP willingness and intentions, whereas Model 1b and Model 2b further adjust for self-willingness and self-intentions around PrEP.