Table 1.
Baseline individual sociodemographic characteristics, confidant network characteristics, and neighborhood affiliation among YBMSM and young black TGW by current PrEP use and viral suppression in Chicago, the N2 Study, 2018–2019
| Current PrEP use (n = 184) | Viral suppression (n = 140) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 118) | Yes (n = 66) | No (n = 51) | Yes (n = 89) | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p value | n (%) | n (%) | p value | |
| Confidant network characteristics | |||||||
| Number of Confidants named | |||||||
| 1 | 66 (13.0) | 28 (25.2) | 8 (12.1) | 0.03 | 11 (23) | 19 (21.8) | 0.41 |
| 2 | 77 (23.8) | 24 (21.6) | 18 (27.3) | 10 (20.8) | 25 (28.7) | ||
| 3 | 87 (26.8) | 37 (33.3) | 16 (24.2) | 16 (33.3) | 19 (21.8) | ||
| 4 | 53 (16.4) | 14 (12.6) | 19 (28.8) | 8 (16.7) | 12 (13.8) | ||
| 5 | 28 (8.6) | 8 (7.6) | 5 (7.6) | 3 (6.3) | 12 (12.8) | ||
| Confidants education (high school or above) | |||||||
| 0% | 274 (84.6) | 95 (85.6) | 60 (90.9) | 0.3 | 44 (91.7) | 75 (86.2) | 0.42 |
| 1–100% | 38 (11.7) | 16 (14.4) | 6 (9.1) | 4 (8.3) | 12 (13.8) | ||
| Confidants were employed | |||||||
| 0% | 37 (11.4) | 20 (18.0) | 4 (6.1) | 0.03 | 5 (10.4) | 8 (9.2) | 0.82 |
| 1–99% | 141 (43.5) | 50 (45.1) | 27 (40.9) | 21 (43.8) | 43 (49.4) | ||
| 100% | 134 (41.4) | 41 (37.0) | 35 (53.0) | 22 (45.8) | 36 (41.4) | ||
| Confidants were also MSM | |||||||
| 0–99% | 80 (24.7) | 33 (29.7) | 18 (27.3) | 0.73 | 10 (20.8) | 19 (21.8) | 0.89 |
| 100% | 232 (71.6) | 78 (70.3) | 48 (72.7) | 38 (79.2) | 68 (78.2) | ||
| Confidants knew participant’s MSM status | |||||||
| 0–99% | 41 (12.7) | 25 (22.5) | 8 (12.1) | 0.09 | 2 (4.2) | 6 (6.9) | 0.71 |
| 100% | 271 (83.6) | 86 (77.5) | 58 (87.9) | 46 (95.8) | 81 (93.1) | ||
| Confidants frequently talked about participant’s sex life | |||||||
| 0% | 71 (21.9) | 28 (25.2) | 10 (15.2) | 0.03 | 11 (22.9) | 22 (25.3) | 0.67 |
| 1–99% | 132 (40.7) | 40 (36.0) | 37 (56.1) | 22 (45.8) | 33 (37.9) | ||
| 100% | 109 (33.6) | 43 (38.7) | 19 (28.8) | 15 (31.3) | 32 (36.8) | ||
| Confidants knew participants HIV status | |||||||
| 0% | 28 (8.6) | 9 (8.1) | 2 (3.0) | 0.05 | 9 (18.8) | 8 (9.2) | 0.22 |
| 1–99% | 48 (14.8) | 20 (18.0) | 5 (7.6) | 9 (18.8) | 14 (16.1) | ||
| 100% | 236 (72.8) | 82 (73.9) | 59 (89.4) | 30 (62.5) | 65 (74.7) | ||
| Confidants were also a parental figure | |||||||
| 0% | 209 (64.5) | 80 (72.1) | 41 (62.1) | 0.17 | 34 (70.8) | 54 (62.1) | 0.31 |
| 1–100% | 103 (31.8) | 31 (27.9) | 25 (37.9) | 14 (29.2) | 33 (37.9) | ||
| Confidants frequently talked about avoiding HIV/STI acquisition | |||||||
| 0% | 111 (34.3) | 38 (34.2) | 21 (31.8) | 0.03 | 20 (41.7) | 32 (36.8) | 0.83 |
| 1–99% | 120 (37.0) | 37 (33.3) | 34 (51.5) | 16 (33.3) | 33 (37.9) | ||
| 100% | 59 (18.2) | 36 (32.4) | 11 (16.7) | 2 (25.0) | 22 (25.3) | ||
| Neighborhood affiliation | |||||||
| Health care affiliation (south) | 150 (46.3) | 57 (50.9) | 31 (47.7) | 0.68 | 19 (38.8) | 43 (49.4) | 0.23 |
| Socialization affiliation (south) | 166 (51.2) | 57 (48.7) | 49 (44.6) | 0.21 | 27 (54.0) | 53 (62.4) | 0.34 |
| Respondent’s characteristics | |||||||
| General | |||||||
| Age | |||||||
| 16–23 | 71 (21.9) | 30 (25.6) | 18 (28.6) | 0.64 | 4 (7.8) | 19 (21.6) | 0.20 |
| 23–24 | 71 (21.9) | 32 (27.4) | 18 (28.6) | 8 (15.7) | 13 (14.8) | ||
| 25–28 | 92 (28.3) | 29 (24.8) | 18 (28.6) | 18 (35.3) | 27 (30.7) | ||
| 29–34 | 85 (26.2) | 26 (22.2) | 9 (14.3) | 21 (41.2) | 29 (33.0) | ||
| Gender identity | |||||||
| Male | 281 (86.7) | 100 (85.5) | 57 (87.7) | 0.68 | 47 (92.3) | 76 (85.4) | 0.29 |
| Transgender women/other | 47 (14.5) | 17 (14.5) | 8 (12.3) | 4 (7.8) | 13 (14.6) | ||
| Sexual Orientation | |||||||
| Gay | 189 (58.3) | 51 (43.6) | 45 (69.2) | 0.003 | 31 (63.3) | 62 (72.1) | 0.36 |
| Bisexual | 87 (26.8) | 50 (42.7) | 17 (26.2) | 10 (20.8) | 10 (11.6) | ||
| Straight/other | 40 (12.3) | 16 (13.7) | 3 (4.6) | 7 (14.6) | 14 (16.3) | ||
| Education (high school or above) | 280 (86.4) | 96 (81.4) | 58 (87.9) | 0.25 | 46 (90.2) | 80 (89.9) | 0.95 |
| Employed | 159 (49.1) | 53 (44.9) | 43 (66.2) | 0.01 | 25 (49.0) | 38 (43.2) | 0.51 |
| Annual income (≥ $USD 20,000) | 106 (32.7) | 31 (26.3) | 23 (34.9) | 0.22 | 21 (41.2) | 31 (36.1) | 0.55 |
| Stable housing | 213 (65.7) | 76 (64.4) | 48 (72.7) | 0.25 | 33 (64.7) | 56 (62.9) | 0.83 |