Table 1.
Baseline socio-demographic, sexual and behavioural characteristic of HIV-uninfected MSM on PrEP by rectal infection.
| Rectal Infection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (N=262) | Yes (N=133) | ||||
| n* | %** | n* | %** | p | |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |||||
| Household Monthly Income Before Tax |
0.25 | ||||
| <$1000 | 27 | 10% | 8 | 6% | |
| $1,000-$1,999 | 27 | 10% | 22 | 17% | |
| $2,000-$2,999 | 38 | 15% | 22 | 17% | |
| $3,000-$3,999 | 31 | 12% | 13 | 10% | |
| $4,000-$7,999 | 72 | 28% | 30 | 23% | |
| >$8,000 | 26 | 10% | 17 | 13% | |
| Employment | 0.31 | ||||
| Employed | 161 | 62% | 87 | 66% | |
| Part-time | 46 | 18% | 26 | 20% | |
| Unemployed | 48 | 18% | 19 | 15% | |
| Retired/Disabled | 5 | 2% | 0 | 0% | |
| Relationship Status | 0.37 | ||||
| Committed | 91 | 35% | 37 | 28% | |
| Separated | 7 | 3% | 4 | 3% | |
| Single | 163 | 62% | 92 | 69% | |
| Education Level | 0.23 | ||||
| High school or less | 26 | 10% | 8 | 6% | |
| Some college | 89 | 34% | 58 | 44% | |
| College | 90 | 34% | 42 | 32% | |
| Some graduate/Adv | 57 | 22% | 25 | 19% | |
| Age (yrs), mean (SD) | 37 | ±9 | 33 | ±9 | <0.001 |
| Race | 0.036 | ||||
| White | 186 | 71% | 94 | 77% | |
| African American | 48 | 18% | 17 | 14% | |
| Asian/Other | 8 | 3% | 11 | 9% | |
| Ethnicity | 0.043 | ||||
| Hispanic | 68 | 26% | 48 | 36% | |
| Not Hispanic | 191 | 73% | 85 | 64% | |
| SEXUAL AND RISK BEHAVIOURS | |||||
| Drug Abuse | 50 | 19% | 36 | 27% | 0.063 |
| Alcohol Use | 214 | 82% | 110 | 84% | 0.68 |
| Marijuana Use | 116 | 45% | 72 | 55% | 0.053 |
| Tobacco Use | 83 | 32% | 54 | 41% | 0.069 |
| HIV Risk Factor | 0.906 | ||||
| MSM | 249 | 95% | 128 | 96% | |
| Heterosexual | 2 | 1% | 0 | 0% | |
| Both | 11 | 4% | 5 | 4% | |
| No. Male Partners, median (IQR)+ | 5 | 3–10 | 8 | 5–10 | 0.001 |
| Rectal Douching ++ | <0.001 | ||||
| Never | 104 | 40% | 24 | 18% | |
| Less than Weekly | 94 | 36% | 44 | 33% | |
| Weekly or More | 60 | 23% | 63 | 47% | |
| Cocaine Use | 38 | 15% | 22 | 17% | 0.57 |
| Heroin Use | 14 | 5% | 2 | 2% | 0.1 |
| Substance Use | 137 | 52% | 98 | 74% | <0.001 |
| Antibiotic Use+ | 71 | 27% | 39 | 29% | 0.69 |
| Condom Non-use for ARS+ | 0.017 | ||||
| Never | 24 | 9% | 20 | 15% | |
| Rarely/Sometimes | 63 | 24% | 60 | 45% | |
| Always/Often | 85 | 32% | 39 | 29% | |
| No. cARS, median (IQR)++ | 0 | 0–2 | 1 | 0–5 | <0.001 |
| Douching Solution++ | 0.623 | ||||
| Water and/or Other | 51 | 19% | 32 | 24% | |
| Water Only | 106 | 40% | 76 | 57% | |
Substance Use = Any of Methamphetamine/Hallucinogen/Dissociative/Popper
MSM = Men Who Have Sex with Men
ARS = Anal Receptive Sex
cARS = Condomless Anal Receptive Sex
*
Mean/median for continuous variables.
**
Standard deviation/interquartile range for continuous variables.
+
Past 3 months at baseline.
++
Past month at baseline.