Table 3.

How would you feel about asking your parent(s) if you could start taking PrEP?

Themes	K	Definition	Example
Awkward (n=176)	.93	Feelings of embarrassment, discomfort; the conversation would be difficult to handle or deal with	“I would be embarrassed to ask them because I don’t really feel that comfortable talking to them about that kind of stuff”
Unable (n=100)	.70	Participant is emphatic that they could not have this conversation with their parent(s); they lacked the ability	“I can’t talk to them about it cause I’m not out”
Comfortable (n=66)	.77	Confidence surrounding such conversations and/or the mention of positive or neutral feelings	“I would feel completely fine with it”
Fearful (n=60)	.88	Description of feelings of fear, terror, or being afraid; causing fear or punishment	“I would be scared and I probably would wait to take it”

Note. N=491. In the quantitative results, these four themes represent the normative beliefs and perceived behavioral control of AMSM regarding their parents and PrEP discussions.