Table 3.
Sex behavior, substance use, and STI variables by PrEP use among BMSM (N=4,184) from multiple US cities.
| Current PrEP User | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (N=3,804) | Yes (N=380) | ||||
| Variable | M | SD | M | SD | aOR (95%CI) |
| Sex Behavior (past 12 months) | |||||
| Number of male anal sex partners | 3.77 | 6.52 | 6.48 | 11.03 | 1.04 (1.03–1.05)*** |
| Number of partners receptive anal sex | 1.78 | 3.56 | 2.81 | 5.39 | 1.05 (1.03–1.07)*** |
| Number of partners insertive anal sex | 2.50 | 4.74 | 4.04 | 6.78 | 1.05 (1.03–1.06)*** |
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Condom use during receptive anal sex Always/mostly Sometimes/never |
2856 946 |
75.1 24.9 |
240 140 |
63.2 36.8 |
.60 (.48–.75)*** |
| Condom use during insertive anal sex Always/mostly Sometimes/never |
2823 981 |
74.2 25.8 |
250 130 |
65.8 34.2 |
.71 (.57–.89)*** |
| Received goods for sex with male partner | 196 | 5.2 | 32 | 8.4 | 1.65 (1.10–2.45) |
| Drug use (past 3 months) | |||||
| Marijuana | 836 | 22.1 | 113 | 29.8 | 1.48 (1.16–1.87)** |
| Amyl nitrates | 154 | 4.1 | 49 | 13.0 | 3.79 (2.67–5.36)*** |
| Stimulants (crack, cocaine, meth, ecstasy) | 215 | 5.7 | 60 | 15.8 | 3.58 (2.60–4.92)*** |
| Erectile dysfunction medications | 77 | 2.0 | 32 | 8.4 | 4.99 (3.22–7.75)*** |
| Heroin | 50 | 1.3 | 24 | 6.3 | 5.57 (3.34–9.29)*** |
| Opiates | 83 | 2.2 | 28 | 7.4 | 4.14 (2.62–6.52)*** |
| Alcohol Use | |||||
| Problematic alcohol use (CAGE ≥2) | 699 | 18.4 | 120 | 31.6 | 2.11 (1.66–2.67)*** |
| Heavy Episodic Drinking (12 months) | 2067 | 54.5 | 194 | 51.1 | 0.91 (.74–1.13) |
| STI (past 12 months) | N | % | N | % | |
| Gonorrhea | 345 | 9.1 | 138 | 36.3 | 5.66 (4.45–7.20)*** |
| Chlamydia | 246 | 6.5 | 121 | 31.8 | 6.90 (5.33–8.92)*** |
| Syphilis | 189 | 5.0 | 97 | 25.5 | 6.42 (4.86–8.49)*** |
| Other STI | 159 | 4.2 | 88 | 23.2 | 7.13 (5.32–9.57)*** |
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Note: All analyses controlled for city and year of assessment.