Table 4.
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), stratified by frequent drug use in the past 3 months (N = 172)
| Characteristic | Frequent drug use (n = 70) | Infrequent drug use (n = 102) | Test statistic (W or Chi square) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Age | 8.40 | 0.038 | ||||
| < 25 year | 19 | 27.1 | 13 | 12.8 | ||
| 25–34 years | 29 | 41.4 | 39 | 38.2 | ||
| 35–44 years | 10 | 14.3 | 28 | 27.5 | ||
| ≥ 45 years | 12 | 17.1 | 22 | 21.6 | ||
| Race | 1.01 | 0.604 | ||||
| Black/African American | 9 | 12.9 | 10 | 9.8 | ||
| White | 46 | 65.7 | 64 | 62.8 | ||
| Multiracial/other/unknown | 15 | 21.4 | 28 | 27.5 | ||
| Ethnicity* | 0.74 | 0.391 | ||||
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 54 | 81.8 | 77 | 76.2 | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | 12 | 18.2 | 24 | 23.8 | ||
| Annual income | 0.84 | 0.839 | ||||
| Less than $12,000 | 16 | 22.9 | 19 | 18.6 | ||
| $12,000-$29–999 | 12 | 17.1 | 15 | 14.7 | ||
| $30,000-$59,999 | 23 | 32.9 | 36 | 35.3 | ||
| $60,000 or greater | 19 | 27.1 | 32 | 31.8 | ||
| Education level¶ | 1.30 | 0.523 | ||||
| High school diploma or less | 13 | 19.4 | 18 | 17.8 | ||
| Some college | 40 | 59.7 | 54 | 53.5 | ||
| College diploma or higher | 14 | 20.9 | 29 | 28.7 | ||
| Sexual risk category | 0.46 | 0.451 | ||||
| Sex with men only | 64 | 91.4 | 96 | 94.1 | ||
| Sex with men and women | 6 | 8.6 | 6 | 5.9 | ||
| Total number of sex partners, past 3 months (median, IQR) | 3 | (2–7) | 3 | (2–6.5) | 6010.00 | 0.642 |
| Number of condomless anal sex partners, past 3 months (median, IQR) | 1.5 | (1–3) | 1 | (1–3) | 5773.50 | 0.496 |
| Sex with a known HIV+ partner, past 3 months | 16 | 23.5 | 19 | 20.0 | 0.46 | 0.588 |
| Depression | ||||||
| Positive screen (PHQ-2 of 3+) | 5 | 7.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.86 | 0.117 |
| Unhealthy alcohol use | 43 | 62.3 | 20 | 49.0 | 31.28 | < 0.001 |
| Any heavy episodic drinking | 34 | 48.6 | 42 | 41.2 | 0.92 | 0.343 |
| Weekly or more heavy episodic drinking | 9 | 12.9 | 20 | 19.6 | 1.35 | 0.231 |
| How often did you have 6+ drinks at one time (last 3 months) | 4.54 | 0.337 | ||||
| Never | 36 | 51.4 | 60 | 58.8 | ||
| Less than monthly | 13 | 18.6 | 22 | 21. | ||
| Monthly | 12 | 17.1 | 15 | 14.7 | ||
| Weekly | 8 | 11.4 | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| Daily or almost daily | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
AUDIT-C score was not computed for one participant, frequent substance use was defined as at least monthly use
*
Represents data on 167 individuals as data were missing for 5 participants
¶
Represents data on 168 individuals as data were missing for 4 participants