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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2019 Oct 28;66(3):268–274. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.08.014

Table 3:

Bivariate analysis of associations between identification of family as PrEP support figures based on key characteristics

Measure of Characteristic Family chosen as PrEP1 Support Figure Mean (SD)2 n=18 Family not chosen as PrEP Support Figure Mean (SD) n=32 p-Value
Closeness
 Network close ties proportion 0.98 (0.06) 0.84 (0.26) 0.03
Dependability
 Participant MOSS-S3 Score 83.26 (20.74) 72.62 (16.84) 0.05
  Emotional Support Index 84.20 (23.83) 72.17 (17.59) 0.05
  Tangible Support Scale 78.13 (30.26) 68.94 (24.97) 0.25
  Affectionate Support Scale 89.35 (19.76) 77.08 (20.74) 0.05
  Positive Social Interaction scale 87.5 (23.09) 79.95 (17.69) 0.20
 Proportion of ties known >2 years 0.85 (0.24) 0.65 (0.38) 0.04
Homophily
 Proportion of sexual and gender minority figures in network 0.72 (0.46) 0.90 (0.30) 0.09
1

PrEP: HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

2

Standard deviation

3

Medical Outcomes Social Support Survey