Table II.
Bivariate Correlations Among Main Measures and Differences in Means by Prior PrEP Education
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Subsample with No Prior PrEP Educationa |
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| 1 Explicit Racism | - | 1.72 (.53) | 1.76 (.55) | 1.68 (.52) | .443 | |||||||
| 2 Implicit Racial Prejudice | .14 | - | .31 (.41) | .39 (.36) | .23 (.45) | .072† | ||||||
| 3 Implicit Risk-Related Racial Stereotypes | .26* | .24* | - | .13 (.39) | .07 (.39) | .21 (.38) | .101 | |||||
| 4 Heterosexism | .14 | .14 | .06 | - | 1.40 (.67) | 1.42 (.68) | 1.38 (.68) | .754 | ||||
| 5 Anticipated Increase in Condomless Sex | .05 | .10 | .15 | .20* | - | 3.03 (1.14) | 2.84 (1.14) | 3.23 (1.12) | .071† | |||
| 6 Anticipated Extra-Relational Sex | .24** | .16 | .13 | .17† | .05 | - | 1.37 (.64) | 1.36 (.64) | 1.39 (.65) | .843 | ||
| 7 Anticipated PrEP Adherence | −.11 | .14 | .13 | −.20* | −.13 | −.21* | - | 3.31 (.80) | 3.38 (.79) | 3.25 (.81) | .372 | |
| 8 Intention to Prescribe PrEP | −.20* | .04 | .04 | −.15 | −.28** | −.31** | .41** | - | 3.98 (.76) | 3.91 (.73) | 4.05 (.79) | .330 |
The full analytic sample included 115 participants (n = 58 with prior PrEP education, n = 57 with no prior PrEP education). For the implicit racism measures only, the analytic sample included 86 participants (n = 45 with prior PrEP education, n = 41 with no prior PrEP education).
Participants responded to self-report survey measures using five-point rating scales. Explicit racism represents an index score based on seven items assessing attitudes toward Black Americans (Modern Racism Scale), with higher values indicating stronger racism (more negative attitudes toward Black Americans). Heterosexism represents an index score based on five items assessing attitudes toward gay men (Attitudes Toward Gay Men Scale; ATG-R-S5), with higher values indicating stronger heterosexism (more negative attitudes toward gay men). Anticipated increase in condomless sex, anticipated extra-relational sex, anticipated PrEP adherence, and intention to prescribe PrEP represent single-item measures, with higher values indicating stronger anticipation or intention. Implicit racial prejudice and implicit risk-related racial stereotypes represent D scores generated by implicit association tests, which are computerized response-latency tasks that measure implicit bias. Higher scores indicate stronger prejudice toward Black versus White MSM and stronger association of Black versus White MSM with sexual risk, respectively.
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