Table 4.
Baseline sociodemographic and behavioural profiles of individuals prescribed daily versus on-demand PrEP in the l’Actuel PrEP Cohort (2013–2018)
| Baseline variables | Daily PrEP | On-demand PrEP | Total | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 36.1 (10.3) | 39.7 (11.2) | 36.9 (10.6) | |
| Education, n (%) |
Primary | 11 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) | 13 (0.7) |
| Secondary | 173 (12) | 36 (9.0) | 209 (11.3) | |
| College | 252 (17.5) | 71 (17.7) | 323 (17.5) | |
| University | 739 (51.2) | 225 (56.1) | 964 (52.2) | |
| Missing data | 269 (18.6) | 67 (16.7) | 336 (18.2) | |
| Income ($CAD) n (%) |
≤10 000 | 112 (7.8) | 18 (4.5) | 130 (7.0) |
| 10 001–20 000 | 122 (8.4) | 28 (7) | 150 (8.1) | |
| 20 001–35 000 | 165 (11.4) | 43 (10.7) | 208 (11.3) | |
| 35 001–55 000 | 311 (21.5) | 84 (20.9) | 395 (21.4) | |
| 55 001–75 000 | 228 (15.8) | 63 (15.7) | 291 (15.8) | |
| >75 000 | 297 (20.6) | 112 (27.9) | 409 (22.2) | |
| Missing data | 209 (14.5) | 53 (13.2) | 262 (14.2) | |
| Indication for PrEP prescription*
n (%) |
Condomless anal sex | 968 (67.0) | 250 (62.3) | 1218 (66.0) |
| Multiple PEPs | 68 (4.7) | 17 (4.2) | 85 (4.6) | |
| Serodifferent partner | 122 (8.4) | 20 (5.0) | 142 (7.7) | |
| Other reason | 140 (9.7) | 61 (15.2) | 201 (10.9) | |
| Missing data | 274 (19) | 78 (19.5) | 352 (19.1) | |
| Total number of sexual partners within past 12 months, n (%) | <5 partners | 148 (10.2) | 50 (12.5) | 198 (10.7) |
| 5–9 partners | 223 (15.4) | 74 (18.5) | 297 (16.1) | |
| 10–19 partners | 342 (23.7) | 108 (26.9) | 450 (24.4) | |
| 20–29 partners | 176 (12.2) | 56 (14.0) | 232 (12.6) | |
| ≥30 partners | 224 (15.5) | 43 (10.7) | 267 (14.5) | |
| Missing data | 331 (22.9) | 70 (17.5) | 401 (21.7) | |
| Year of PrEP initiation, n (%) | 2015 | 312 (21.6) | 90 (22.4) | 402 (21.8) |
| 2016 | 510 (35.3) | 146 (36.4) | 656 (35.6) | |
| 2017 | 427 (29.6) | 117 (29.2) | 544 (29.5) | |
| 2018 (Jan 1–June 30) | 195 (13.5) | 48 (12.0) | 243 (13.2) | |
| Total, n (%) | 1444 (78.3) | 401 (21.7) | 1845 (100) | |
Note: analysis is restricted to cis-MSM who consulted for PrEP during the time that intermittent PrEP was available at l’Actuel (March 1, 2015–June 30, 2018).
*Indications for PrEP are not mutually exclusive.
MSM, men who have sex with men; PEP, post exposure prophylaxis; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis.