Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Patients
| Patients keeping initial appointment (n = 117) | PrEP initiators (n = 84) | PrEP noninitiators (n = 33) | pa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median | 28 | 27 | 28 | 0.86 |
| Race, n (%) | 0.02 | |||
| Black | 62 (53) | 38 (45) | 24 (73) | |
| White | 22 (19) | 19 (23) | 3 (9) | |
| Latino | 21 (18) | 19 (23) | 2 (6) | |
| Other | 12 (10) | 8 (10) | 4 (12) | |
| Sex/orientation, n (%) | 0.78 | |||
| MSM | 95 (81) | 69 (82) | 26 (79) | |
| Trans | 9 (8) | 7 (8) | 2 (6) | |
| Heterosexual | 13 (11) | 8 (10) | 5 (15) | |
| Insurance status, n (%) | 0.05 | |||
| Private | 49 (42) | 38 (45) | 11 (33) | |
| Public | 13 (11) | 12 (14) | 1 (3) | |
| None | 55 (47) | 34 (40) | 21 (64) | |
| Baseline STI, n (%) | 0.11 | |||
| Yes | 39 (33) | 24 (29) | 15 (45) | |
| No | 73 (62) | 55 (65) | 18 (55) | |
| Not tested | 5 (4) | 5 (6) | 0 (0) | |
| Year of first appointment, n (%) | 0.17 | |||
| 2015 | 23 (20) | 19 (23) | 4 (12) | |
| 2016 | 37 (32) | 29 (35) | 8 (29) | |
| 2017 | 48 (41) | 29 (35) | 19 (58) | |
| 2018 | 9 (8) | 7 (8) | 2 (6) | |
| Sex work, n (%) | 0.05 | |||
| Yes | 6 (5) | 2 (2) | 4 (12) | |
| No | 111 (95) | 82 (98) | 29 (88) | |
| HIV+ partner, n (%) | 0.15 | |||
| Yes | 28 (24) | 17 (20) | 11 (33) | |
| No | 89 (76) | 67 (80) | 22 (67) |
a
PrEP initiators versus noninitiators.
MSM, men who have sex with men; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
Significant values are in bold.