Table 4. Reasons for lack of uptake of oral PrEP among never users.
| SW sites | MSM sites | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | N | % | n | % | |
| Reason for not initiating oral PrEP | N = 60 | N = 26 | N = 86 | |||
| Never been offered | 28 | 46.6% | 21 | 80.8% | 49 | 57.0% |
| Declined | 32 | 53.3% | 5 | 19.2% | 37 | 43.0% |
| Reason for declining oral PrEP (select one)* | N = 31 | N = 5 | N = 36 | |||
| Afraid of side effects | 13 | 41.9% | 2 | - | 15 | 41.7% |
| Afraid of stigma | 4 | 12.9% | 0 | - | 4 | 11.1% |
| Concerns with taking pills/ability to adhere | 4 | 12.9% | 0 | - | 4 | 11.1% |
| Only have one faithful sexual partner | 2 | 6.5% | 1 | - | 3 | 8.3% |
| Clinic is too far | 3 | 9.7% | 0 | - | 3 | 8.3% |
| My family did not want me to use it | 1 | 3.2% | 0 | - | 1 | 2.8% |
| Other | 3 | 9.7% | 2 | - | 5 | 13.9% |
*One SW site participant did not answer this question. Responses from the MSM sites are displayed as absolute numbers due to the small sample size.