Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (N = 219)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Asian | 9 | 4.1 |
| Black | 14 | 6.4 |
| Hispanic/Latino/x | 30 | 13.7 |
| Other | 33 | 15.1 |
| White (non-Hispanic/Latino/x) | 133 | 60.7 |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Bisexual | 37 | 16.9 |
| Gay | 164 | 74.9 |
| Mostly straight | 1 | 0.5 |
| Pansexual | 8 | 3.7 |
| Queer | 4 | 1.8 |
| Questioning/unsure | 5 | 2.3 |
| Gender identity | ||
| Genderqueer or gender non-conforming | 13 | 6.0 |
| Cisgender man | 206 | 94.1 |
| Outness to parents/guardians | ||
| Not out to parents | 61 | 27.9 |
| Out to at least one parent | 157 | 71.7 |
| I do not want to answer | 1 | 0.5 |
| Highest level of parental education, if known (n = 213) | ||
| Less than college degree | 98 | 46.0 |
| College degree or higher | 115 | 54.0 |
| Gender of sexual partners | ||
| Only guys | 175 | 79.9 |
| Mostly guys but some girls | 29 | 13.2 |
| Guys and girls equally | 8 | 3.7 |
| Mostly girls but some guys | 4 | 1.8 |
| Only girls | 3 | 1.4 |
| Ever used hookup apps for MSM | ||
| Yes | 154 | 70.3 |
| No | 65 | 29.7 |
| Lifetime HIV testing | ||
| No | 153 | 69.9 |
| Yes | 50 | 22.8 |
| I don’t know | 15 | 6.8 |
| I don’t want to answer | 1 | 0.5 |
| Ever talked to healthcare provider about PrEP (n = 210) | ||
| Never | 191 | 91.0 |
| Rarely | 11 | 5.2 |
| Sometimes | 7 | 3.3 |
| Often | 1 | 0.5 |
| Ever heard about PrEP before today | ||
| Yes | 120 | 54.8 |
| No | 99 | 45.2 |
| How did you first learn about PrEP (n = 120) | ||
| Online | 52 | 43.3 |
| The media | 31 | 25.8 |
| An app | 20 | 16.7 |
| Other | 9 | 7.5 |
| A medical provider | 4 | 3.3 |
| A sex partner | 2 | 1.7 |
| A friend | 2 | 1.7 |
| Ever taken PrEP prior to having sex? | ||
| No | 117 | 97.5 |
| Yes | 3 | 2.5 |
| Friends ever taken PrEP? (n = 120) | ||
| No | 58 | 48.3 |
| Not sure | 49 | 40.8 |
| Yes | 13 | 10.8 |
| M | SD | |
| Perceived barriers to taking PrEP (range 1.00–4.00) | ||
| Concern about side effects | 1.90 | 0.75 |
| Would not know how to get PrEP if I wanted | 2.64 | 0.84 |
| Could not afford PrEP | 2.53 | 0.81 |
| Perceived risk of HIV (range 1.00–4.50) | 2.28 | 0.89 |
| HIV knowledge (range 1.00–14.00) | 10.00 | 2.41 |
| Mdn | IQR | |
| HIV risk factors | ||
| Lifetime sex partners (n = 219; range 0–50) | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Lifetime AMAB anal sex partners (n = 207, range 0–45) | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| AMAB partners, unprotected receptive anal sex (n = 165, range 0–44) | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| AMAB partners, unprotected insertive anal sex (n = 165, range 0–15) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Differing Ns in individual sections due to survey branching logic and/or participants’ selecting “I don’t know” or “I don’t want to answer” AMAB assigned male at birth