Table 3.

Adjusted ORs for PrEP knowledge and PrEP uptake preferences among men participated in the China MSMs HIV PrEP Uptake Willingness Online Survey, 2017 (N = 4581)

	PrEP uptake
	“Definitely yes” AOR (95% CI)	“Probably yes” AOR (95% CI)
Heard of PrEP
No	1.0	1.0
Yes	1.7 (1.4 to 2.2)	1.2 (1.0 to 1.5)
Had unprotected anal sex last 12 months
No	1.0	1.0
Yes	1.4 (1.1 to 1.6)	1.1 (1.0 to 1.5)
Had HIV testing
<1 year	1.0	1.0
1 to 5 years	0.9 (0.7 to 1.3)	1.3 (1.0 to 1.7)
Never	0.7 (0.5 to 0.8)	1.0 (0.8 to 1.2)
Concerns about PrEP (reference)
Perceived risk of HIV (perceived high risk)	0.3 (0.3 to 0.4)	0.5 (0.4 to 0.6)
Doubts on PrEP's efficacy (no doubt)	0.8 (0.7 to 1.0)	0.9 (0.8 to 1.1)
Worry about PrEP's side effects (no worries)	0.9 (0.7 to 1.1)	1.3 (1.1 to 1.5)
Financial burden (no financial burden)	1.4 (1.1 to 1.6)	1.1 (0.9 to 1.3)
Have no access to PrEP (had access to PrEP)	1.7 (1.4 to 2.0)	1.4 (1.2 to 1.6)
Inconvenience in taking PrEP everyday (convenience)	1.0 (0.8 to 1.3)	1.1 (0.9 to 1.3)
Prefer using condom as protection for HIV (do not want to use condom)	0.5 (0.4 to 0.5)	0.7 (0.6 to 0.9)
Age group
<18	1.0	1.0
18 to 25	0.9 (0.6 to 1.1)	1.1 (0.8 to 1.4)
26 to 30	1.0 (0.7 to 1.4)	1.1 (0.8 to 1.5)
31 to 40	1.2 (0.8 to 1.7)	1.1 (0.8 to 1.6)
>40	2.0 (1.1 to 3.6)	1.3 (0.7 to 2.2)
Annual income (RMB)
<10,000	1.0	1.0
10,001 to 30,000	0.9 (0.7 to 1.2)	0.8 (0.6 to 1.0)
30,001 to 150,000	1.0 (0.8 to 1.3)	0.9 (0.7 to 1.1)
150,001 and above	1.3 (0.8 to 1.9)	0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)
Sexual orientation
Homosexual	1.0	1.0
Bisexual	0.9 (0.7 to 1.1)	0.9 (0.8 to 1.1)
Not sure	0.6 (0.4 to 0.9)	0.7 (0.6 to 1.0)

AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MSM, men who have sex with men; OR, odds ratio; PrEP, pre‐exposure prophylaxis.

Bold values indicated the figure has statistical significance.